Chicago Public Library-Blog: Reading Gets You Ready: City Living

Chicago IL

19 April, 2021

2:36 PM

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Press release from the Chicago Public Library-blog: Cristina April 19, 2021 Let's explore city life with books and activities.  Have you ever taken a stroll through downtown Chicago? Notice all the City Shapes, from the squares and rectangles in the skyscrapers to the the triangles from kites. What shapes will you discover in this book that you've also seen in your city?   City Shapes City Shapes Murray, Diana,Murray, Diana, Book, 2016Available View detailsView details for City Shapes, Book, Available Francesca has been invited to attend Olive's birthday party on the 10th floor in her apartment building. Francesca and her dad are so excited! They are joined by their fellow neighbors in the elevator as they're Going Up! floor by floor. What will await them when the doors finally open on the 10th floor?  Going Up! Going Up! Lee, Sherry J.,Lee, Sherry J., Book, 2020Available View detailsView details for Going Up!, Book, Available CJ joins his nana on their weekly trip to the Last Stop on Market Street. They jump on the bus and are surrounded by very diverse bus riders. Grandma shows CJ that everything that surrounds us has beauty.  At that final stop, a rainbow shines behind the soup kitchen as familiar faces welcome him.   Last Stop on Market Street Last Stop on Market Street de la Peña, Matt,de la Peña, Matt, Book, 2015Available View detailsView details for Last Stop on Market Street, Book, Available Based on a true story from the illustrator, Maybe Something Beautiful shows us the power of community. Mira wishes her gray neighborhood was filled with color, like her room. Little by little with help from a muralist and neighbors, she changes her surroundings into something beautiful.   Maybe Something Beautiful Maybe Something Beautiful How Art Transformed a NeighborhoodCampoy, F. Isabel,Campoy, F. Isabel, Book, 2016Available View detailsView details for Maybe Something Beautiful, Book, Available In Zoom! Zoom! you'll find all the sounds that are a part of our city life. From the rumbling of the garbage trucks to the zoom of cars to the rattling of the train. What city sounds do you notice around you?  Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Sounds of Things That Go in the CityBurleigh, RobertBurleigh, Robert Book, 2014Available View detailsView details for Zoom! Zoom!, Book, Available Find more books about city living on our city living booklist or find over a hundred great books to prepare your preschooler for kindergarten with our Reading Gets You Ready booklists.  Looking for more ways to explore school readiness? Learn about simple concepts in Reading Gets You Ready: Colors. This press release was produced by the Chicago Public Library-blog. The views expressed here are the author's own.