Peeking Under the City

by Esther Porter, Andrés Lozano (Illustrator)

Overview

Tap into kids' natural curiosity by pulling back the curtain on the below-ground workings of a typical big city. High-density, fun-to-explore illustrations and inviting text showcase water and sewer systems, transport lines and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479586653
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	What's Beneath
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	610L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Esther Porter grew up in North Dakota, where she and her best friend had enough small animals to open a zoo. She is the author of a number of science-y books including What's Sprouting in My Trash? A Book about Composting and Sun Power: A Book about Renewable Energy. Her only animals now are Chopstick the angry cat, Georgie the confused cat, and Samantha Turkey Porter the slobbery pup.

Interviews

appeals to kids' natural curiosity to discover the inner, not-typically-seen workings of things; high-density, fun-to-explore illustrations (usually full spread) that include cutaways/cross-sections; labeled diagrams, and insets; functions as a seek-and-find and/or vocabulary builder for youngest readers, with informational main body text serving older readers; supports Common Core