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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062906143
ISBN-139780062906144
eBay Product ID (ePID)27038277216
Product Key Features
Book TitleCity Green
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicSocial Themes / Strangers, Nature & The Natural World / Environment, General, Lifestyles / City & Town Life, Social Themes / Values & Virtues
IllustratorYes, Disalvo-Ryan, Dyanne
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorDyanne Disalvo-Ryan
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight6.5 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
ReviewsAn optimistic tale that manages to be both encouraging yet realistic about how to do some good in your very own backyard., One girl's motivation and cheery attitude buoys this picture book about urban renewal and community action. The kindly expressions of the various gardeners provide added warmth, making DiSalvo-Ryan's fictional block a nice place to visit., DiSalvo-Ryan's warm text is enhanced by her soft pencil-and-watercolor illustrations depicting a diverse neighborhood drawn together by a community project.
Grade FromPreschool
Grade ToThird Grade
Synopsis"An optimistic tale that manages to be both encouraging yet realistic about how to do some good in your very own backyard." -- Kirkus Celebrate the 25th anniversary of City Green --the environmentally and community-conscious classic that shows the wonderful things kids can do when they put their minds to it--with this new paperback edition. Right in the middle of Marcy's city block is a vacant lot, littered and forlorn. Sometimes just looking at it makes Marcy feel sad. Then one spring, Marcy has a wonderful idea: Instead of a useless lot, why not a green and growing space for everyone to enjoy? With her warm, hopeful text and inviting illustrations, DyAnne Disalvo-Ryan shows how a whole neighborhood blossoms when people join together and get involved., Celebrate the 25th anniversary of City Green--the environmentally and community-conscious classic that shows the wonderful things kids can do when they put their minds to it--with this new paperback edition. "An optimistic tale that manages to be both encouraging yet realistic about how to do some good in your very own backyard." --Kirkus Right in the middle of Marcy's city block is a vacant lot, littered and forlorn. Sometimes just looking at it makes Marcy feel sad. Then one spring, Marcy has a wonderful idea: Instead of a useless lot, why not a green and growing space for everyone to enjoy? With her warm, hopeful text and inviting illustrations, DyAnne Disalvo-Ryan shows how a whole neighborhood blossoms when people join together and get involved., Celebrate the 25th anniversary of City Green --the environmentally and community-conscious classic that shows the wonderful things kids can do when they put their minds to it--with this new paperback edition. "An optimistic tale that manages to be both encouraging yet realistic about how to do some good in your very own backyard." --Kirkus Right in the middle of Marcy's city block is a vacant lot, littered and forlorn. Sometimes just looking at it makes Marcy feel sad. Then one spring, Marcy has a wonderful idea: Instead of a useless lot, why not a green and growing space for everyone to enjoy? With her warm, hopeful text and inviting illustrations, DyAnne Disalvo-Ryan shows how a whole neighborhood blossoms when people join together and get involved.