city and town life

At the same moment that Jodie's baby brother takes his first step, a city's worth of moments unfold.

After returning to Africa from his education abroad, Obi Okonkwo feels alienated and disgusted at the fact that he has been thrust into the ruling class, of whom most are corrupt.

Logan Pryce and his father spend a day in the big city of Sherman, but despite his eagerness to leave "boring" Maple Ridge, Logan is glad to return to quiet, familiar surroundings after the hustle and bustle of the city.

Buddy is a sad little dog who needs a boy and Mark is a sad little boy who needs a dog. When a lonely neighbor, Mr. LaRue, crosses paths with Mark and Buddy during a thunderstorm, he offers his yard for a dog park where he can watch them and have visitors all the time. Describes in verse how Mark and Buddy are finally united together and even have a place to play fetch, thanks to Mr. LaRue.

Anna Nickel is a young girl who loves things just the way they are--so when she gets word that her parents are planning on moving the family from Colorado to Kansas, and the school year isn't even over yet, she understandably gets upset. Now Anna will have to handle a new school, cousins she has never met, a lost pet, strange new classmates and townspeople, and small-town church potlucks.

A bear--or so the mysterious narrator leads a young girl to believe--comes all the way from the forest into a city park, where he discovers a sandwich alone on a bench. Being hungry the bear eats it, but a pack of dogs notices him and he high-tails it out of the city before the sandwich owner can catch him--or so the narrator says.

Simple text and color photographs introduce young children to the characteristics of rural, urban, and suburban communities. Includes a glossary and further resources.

With its cookie cutter houses, welcoming committees, and all-town competitions, Normal, Michigan, seems like a perfect fit for nine-year-old new resident Molly, the only non-magical person in her family.

Color photographs show the many places to find shapes around town, including rectangles, squares, triangles, and circles.

Chronicles the 1988 season of the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas. Football players, coaches, mothers, fathers, boosters, fans and families struggle with ongoing personal conflicts while the team fights for a state championship.