Explains how farming in the city is important for the planet and describes how to grow food with modern inventions or grow food in old buckets on a balcony.

Discusses how a former basketball player became a farmer who tries to help feed the world by teaching others how to farm.

Describes the birds that make their homes in the heart of the city and examines how they have adjusted to such a harsh urban environment.

"A nonfiction picture book about coyotes hunting in suburban neighborhoods at night."--

A neglected dog finds his purpose through rapping and rhyming.

Early morning and a ruffle of feathers, a shadow gliding through the backyard. High above your house Father Hawk circles, sharp eyes searching for prey. Swoosh! He dives after chipmunks, crows, sparrows, squirrels. Screech! The sun hangs low in the sky as three hungry chicks wait. Will they eat today?

Learn about Katherine Olivia Sessions who brought trees to San Diego and created what eventually became Balboa Park.

A biography of Lady Bird Johnson who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and highways by planting wildflowers.

Embarrassed by his grimy appearance in the presence of an immaculate little girl, ten-year-old Tom-an ill-treated London chimney-sweep-promptly runs away. Diving into a river, he enters a magical underwater world where he meets wee creatures of the deep, and learns about goodness, fairness, and "right and wrong." Young readers will find themselves anticipating with pleasure the frequent appearances of such enchanting characters as Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby,...