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The City Sings Green & Other Poems About Welcoming Wildlife
CCBC Review:
This uplifting, inspiring work highlights eleven environmental restoration and problem-solving projects around the world. When Toronto began creating more green spaces and urban forests, ravens returned to the city. A penguin tunnel was built to help 14” Little Blue penguins cross a busy highway in New Zealand, and a honeybee highway in Oslo, Norway, provides the pollinators with food and resting places on rooftops across the city. A concerted effort to regreen Singapore has resulted in the return of vanishing wildlife, including smooth-coated otters, while a project to rewild a Los Angeles schoolyard has resulted in thriving native plants and the appearance of a rare burrowing owl. These and other featured endeavors, described in playful poems and brief informative text, create a sense of hopeful possibility in a can-do collection with vibrant illustrations that add to the cheerful feel. Additional resources about restoration work and each specific project, as well as suggestions for learning about issues close to home and ways to take action, are at volume’s end. ©2025 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Ginnie Hsu
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Animals (Informational)
Birds (Informational)
City Life
Insects (Informational)
Nature/Environment
Problem-Solving
On CCBC Booklist:
Eco-Reading: Selected Books for Children and Teens about Our Earth and the Environment
Publishers:
Clarion, HarperCollins
Publish Year: 2024
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9780358434566
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 811 Silverman