| Look Where We Live!: A First Book of Community Building Contributor(s): Ritchie, Scot (Author), Ritchie, Scot (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1771381027 ISBN-13: 9781771381024 Publisher: Kids Can Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: April 2015 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: 307 |
| Age Level: 4-7 |
| Grade Level: PreK-2 |
| Lexile Measure: 620 NC (Nonconforming Text) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.57" W x 8.55" L (0.84 lbs) 32 pages |
| Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2015 Booklist 03/15/2015 pg. 78 School Library Journal 04/01/2015 pg. 180 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 157 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this engaging nonfiction picture book, five young friends --- Nick, Yulee, Pedro, Sally and Martin --- spend the day traveling around their neighborhood and participating in activities designed to raise money for their local library. Along the way, they learn about the people and places that make up their community and what it means to be a part of one. A map opens the story, with each of the places the children will be visiting labeled, including the gas station, retirement home, school, police station, soccer field, community garden and, of course, the library! Then each of the following spreads features a different location, detailed in a bright, busy illustration. Illustration captions expand the locations' connections to the concept of community. For example, when they stop at a yard sale, the caption reads, "Donating means you give something to help a good cause. You can donate money, things or your time." In some cases, readers are asked to find things or people within the illustrations, which adds an interactive experience. Author and illustrator Scot Ritchie has created a rich resource for social studies lessons on places, roles and jobs within a community, and what it takes to be a responsible citizen. But there is also the potential here for even broader classroom discussions, including about the economy of a community, geography and mapping, and how the character education concepts of cooperation, responsibility and teamwork apply. The author has also included step-by-step instructions for a puzzle-making project. |
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