City Green

by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

Book Overview

"An optimistic tale that manages to be both encouraging yet realistic about how to do some good in your very own backyard." --Kirkus

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of City Green--the environmentally and community-conscious classic that shows the wonderful things kids can do when they put their minds to it--with this new paperback edition.

Right in the middle of Marcy's city block is a vacant lot, littered and forlorn...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068812786X
• ISBN13: 9780688127862
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.5" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

city Green By Kyle F

City Green By: DyAnne DisSalvo-Ryan This is my advice helping people is very nice. This story takes place outside in an empty lot in a city. The characters are Old Man Hammer, Miss. Rosa, and a little girl. The girl and Miss Rosa start a garden in the lot, plant flowers, and pick up trash. The lot was empty but Old Man Hammer wouldn't let them lease it. In the end they end up starting the garden and planting flowers. Also in the end some sunflowers grew but none of them planted the sunflowers. I think that Old Man Hammer planted them. I liked this book. I recommend this book to people who like helping other people. I like this because it shows that you can help your community. I would give this book four stars. The message of this book is never stop trying. If you like doing good things for your community than read this book. By: Kyle

Great Story for a Community or Garden Unit

This is a wonderful story about a little girl who works with her neighbors to turn a vacant lot into a garden. Over the course of the story the grumpy old man changes because of the garden. It's a great story, high readability for middle to end third grade students on grade level.