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Jeannie Baker (author)
A family.A house.A neighborhood.A place to play.A place to feel safe.Little by little, baby Tracy grows. She and her neighbors begin to rescue their street. Together, children and adults plant grass and trees and bushes in the empty spaces. They paint murals over old graffiti. They stop the cars....
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A family.A house.A neighborhood.A place to play.A place to feel safe.Little by little, baby Tracy grows. She and her neighbors begin to rescue their street. Together, children and adults plant grass and trees and bushes in the empty spaces. They paint murals over old graffiti. They stop the cars. Everything begins to blossom.In Jeannie Baker's striking, natural collages, an urban community reclaims its land. A drab city street becomes a living, thriving neighborhood -- a place to call home.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780066239354 (0066239354)
Publish date: March 16th 2004
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
An engrossing wordless picture book that invites close examination and lots of discussion. I don't really have time to write a review that will do this book justice, but I do very highly recommended it!
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