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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood

By F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell

Grades PK-3

Summary:

Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors. Based on a true story.

 

This book is available in the media collection: B121588

Quizás Algo Hermoso: Como el Arte Transformó un Barrio

(Spanish edition of Maybe Something Beautiful)

By F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell

Grades PK-3

Summary:

Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors. Based on a true story.

 

This book will soon be available in the media collection.

Look Where We Live: A First Book of Community Building

By Scot Ritchie

Grades 3-5

Summary:

An engaging introduction to communities, with a deft mix of nonfiction and fiction elements. Five friends explore their community, helping out along the way. They spend all day at a city-wide library fundraiser, learning about community resources and responsibilities. Each two-page spread addresses one aspect of local activism, ranging from shopping locally to cleaning up trash to working in the communal garden.

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This book is available in the media collection: B120359

Seedfolks

By Paul Fleischman

Grades 6-8

Summary:

One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and, in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.

 

This book is available in the media collection: KM 12644 (Playaway), KM 10061 (Boxed Books)

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