Books with title The Big City

"Scary Creatures" is an entertaining series investigating the more grisly aspects of natural history. Why do cities attract scary creatures? Are we a threat to these creatures, or are they a threat to us? Why do we need clean water? What might be hiding in our homes? This book introduces the scary creatures that share our homes, streets and cities, and explains how human activity can both help and hinder these creatures' lives and habitats. "Scary Creatures of the City" is packed with facts written in an accessible question-and-answer format. Special x-ray pages enable readers to see how the internal structure of an animal corresponds to its external appearance. The book features startlingly realistic illustrations and impressive photographs. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal educational text.

Gigi is spending a day in the big city—and what a day it is! She travels through town on mass transportation, shops in various stores, goes to lots of museums, meets interesting people and learns about their occupations, and then goes home to dream of her fun-filled and informative day. Through the use of lift-the-flaps, pull tabs, and changing-picture wheels, readers will learn about birthstones, genres of literature, the history of shoes and makeup, art and its different media, natural history (including the world’s largest tusks, flower, and butterfly!), and mermaids and fairies. Young girls will have the time of their lives with Gigi—and they’ll learn a lot, too!

From rush hour on a busy city street to harvest time down on the farm, the Wheels at Work series provides a close-up look at the world of hardworking trucks, buses, ambulances, tractors, combines and more. With simple narrative sentences and vibrant, detailed artwork, these books put kids behind the wheels of some formidable machines. The vehicles they see every day -- in the city or in the country -- are brought to life on each appealing page.