Home Sweet Neighborhood: Transforming Cities One Block at a Time (Orca Footprints)

by Michelle Mulder (Author)

Home Sweet Neighborhood: Transforming Cities One Block at a Time (Orca Footprints)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Orca Footprints

Placemaking―personalizing public and semi-private spaces like front yards―is a growing trend in cities and suburbs around the world, drawing people out of their homes and into conversation with one another.

Picture a busy avenue. Now plant trees along the boulevard, paint a mural by the empty lot, and add a community garden. Set up benches along the sidewalks and make space for kids' chalk drawings, and you've set the scene for a thriving community. Kids are natural placemakers, building tree forts, drawing on sidewalks and setting up lemonade stands, but people of all ages can enjoy creative placemaking activities. From Dutch families who drag couches and tables onto sidewalks for outdoor suppers to Canadians who build little lending libraries to share books with neighbors, people can do things that make life more fun and strengthen neighborhoods. Home Sweet Neighborhood combines upbeat text, fun facts and colorful photos to intrigue and inspire readers.

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Kirkus

An upbeat view of innovations in modern living.

ALA/Booklist

Lively idea. An intriguing book on a good topic.

None

Young people will get ideas for projects they could recreate in their own neighborhood...and may even be inspired to get involved in local politics.

Review quotes

"Home Sweet Neighborhood makes me so happy! Michelle Mulder's delightful book is proof that, by working and playing together, all of us have the power to create better communities." ― Charles Montgomery, Author of Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

"A vibrant introduction to community building through the practice of placemaking and how much one person can accomplish through small activities. Readers will be inspired by the variety of ideas and the stories of success to start placemaking in their own neighborhood. Highly Recommended." ― CM: Canadian Review of Materials
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781459816916
Lexile Measure
1010
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication date
March 19, 2019
Series
Orca Footprints
BISAC categories
JNF031000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
JNF038000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | General
JNF053000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | General
JNF027000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | House & Home
Library of Congress categories
City and town life
Social action
Community development
Child volunteers
Quality of life

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