city and town life

Text and drawings describe the subways, sewers, building foundations, telephone and power systems, columns, cables, pipes, tunnels, and other underground elements of a large modern city.

Kalyn, living under a pseudonym, and Gus, who has cerebral palsy, get caught in an uproar in Samsboro, Kentucky as the truth about the brutal murder of Gus's father by Kalyn's comes to light.

From morning's joggers until night's last train, a boy notices and enjoys the many sounds made by people and things in a big city.

An introduction to animals living in cities.

"Introduce your young readers to the environmental issues that come with the rise of the large and busy communities of the city landscape. After learning about problems like overcrowding, sewage, and pollution from factories and transportation, students are encouraged through Solve It! activities to come up with sustainable solutions for the future"--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations look at people and things in a city.

Baby falls asleep to a thunderstorm in the city, where all of the sounds blend together into a lullaby.

An in-depth exploration of the world's highrises and the people who live inside them. From the multi-story dwellings of Ancient Rome to the soaring glass skyscrapers of today.

Two roads lead to Mount Hope. None leads out. There's no place to run in a community that's been taken, and is being intentionally kept, off the grid.

In the small, remote of Beartown, the hard-working residents rally around their local hockey team, but when the team becomes at risk of being disbanded, and unlikely coach steps in to take control. Soon, the talented team comes together and must face their rival from another town; and before the final game is done, people from both towns wonder if the innocent game they love can ever be the same after an intense rivalry that left one person dead.