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Books in Where We Live Series series

  • Kenya

    Donna Bailey, Anna Sproule

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 1991)
    A child living in Nairobi describes the daily life, housing, agriculture, people, and parks of Kenya.
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  • We Live in the Philippines

    Gilda Fernando

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 1986)
    A coconut farmer, schoolgirl, fisherman, weaver, gold miner, college student, sculptor, teacher, garment worker, and museum curator describe their lives in the Philippines
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  • The World of Owls

    Jennifer Coldrey, David Saintsing

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Nov. 1, 1987)
    Text and photographs describe the lives of owls, including their feeding, breeding, and defense behavior.
  • The World of Penguins

    Daivd Saintsing, Doug Allan

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Nov. 1, 1987)
    Text and photographs describe the lives of penguins, including their feeding, breeding, and defense behavior.
  • The World of Deer

    Linda Gamlin, David Saintsing

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Nov. 1, 1987)
    Text and photographs describe the lives of deer, including their feeding, breeding, and defense behavior
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  • Hong Kong

    Donna Bailey, Jeremy Taylor, Gill Tomblin

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1990)
    Text and pictures present life in fascinating, beautiful, and crowded Hong Kong
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  • Cedric and the North End Kids

    Bill Freeman, Lutz Dille

    Paperback (Lorimer, Jan. 1, 1978)
    This volume in the Where We Live series explores the challenges faced by a boy who moves to a new and alien city.For Cedric, it's a big and often bewildering change to move from Jamaica to industrial Hamilton, Ontario. As he gradually becomes one of the North End kids, his adventures involve a fierce bicycle race, an all-day hockey game, and Anansi folktale and the theft of a toy Mountie.Cedric and the North End Kids is a lively, rough-and-tumble account of growing up and making friends in a big, gritty city.
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  • Australia

    Donna Bailey, Jean Chapman

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1990)
    Describes the pleasantries of life in Australia's largest city, Sydney, and presents the more arduous life of the Outback
  • India

    Donna Bailey, Malcolm Rodgers

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1990)
    Depicts the life of a farm girl of dry northwest India, and portrays life in the city of Jaipur, especially during the festival of Diwali
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  • Mexico

    Donna Bailey, Anna Sproule

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1990)
    Depicts the occupations, daily activities, festivals, and ceremonies of Mexico
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  • The World of a Falcon

    Mike Birkhead, Virginia Harrison

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1988)
    Text and photographs present the characteristics and behavior of kestrels, including their feeding habits, home life, breeding techniques, and defense mechanisms.
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  • Spain

    Donna Bailey

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1990)
    Describes life in the Spanish city of Seville, including recreational and holiday activities.
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