Life in a Residential City (Learn About Urban Life) - Softcover

HELENE BOUDREAU believes mermaids are just as plausible as giant squids, flying fish or electric eels. She now writes fiction and non-fiction for kids from her land-locked home in Ontario, Canada. Her first book of this series, Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings, was a 2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award finalist. www.heleneboudreau.com

Grade 3-6–These works describe a type of city and then discuss a particular such place (Toronto in Residential, Los Angeles in Suburban, Houston in Industrial, and New York in Commercial) in detail. They concentrate on positive aspects of urban life and provide information on its geography that students may never have thought about–for example, that A town with a lot of resources nearby can grow into a city (Commercial). Chapter spreads include information on history, daily life, holidays, education, transportation, and local government, all accompanied by large color photographs. These titles will be useful for reports, and even children who live in the places in question will find something new.
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