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Labeled pictures present life on a city street, where skateboards roll, pigeons fly, and traffic moves.

A look at the varied and exciting life in early urban areas in America.

Eight-year-old David is convinced that his life will be more adventurous when he changes his name to Ali Baba.

Describes the further adventures of an inquisitive seven-year-old and her neighbors in a New York City apartment building.

Three-year-old Elisa's new rag doll goes along on the adventures she and her seven-year-old brother Russell have with friends and family in their apartment building and outside.

Marisol and her neighbors turn a vacant New York City lot into a lush community garden.

When a little girl named Opal and her preacher father move to a small Southern town, she adopts a dog named Winn-Dixie.

Although his elegant neighbors do not appreciate his efforts, a kind old man transforms his rundown house and a small neglected pine tree into the best on the street.

Although Ben lives on a farm in the country and Jody lives in an apartment in the city, when they meet at camp they find they have a lot in common.

Describes the transportation, schools, housing, shopping, working, recreation, and other aspects of life in a large city, using Chicago, Illinois, as an example.

Describes the transportation, schools, housing, shopping, working, recreation, and other aspects of life in a typical American town, using Elkton, Maryland, as an example.

A young girl watches as the activities across the street from her bus stop become a circus.

Contains an illustrated collection of poems that capture various aspects of life in the city.

A wordless story in which Chicken finds a colorful way to cheer up Cat, a friend from the country who feels sad during a visit to Chicken's city home.

Ted Hammond, the only sixth grader in his small Nebraska town's one-room schoolhouse, searches for clues to the disappearance of a homeless family.