Author: James A. Clapp
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351485040
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
The City is the best, funniest, saddest, and most thought-provoking compilation ever assembled on the urban scene. James A. Clapp has arranged more than three thousand quotations—epigrams, epithets, verses, proverbs, scriptural references, witticisms, lyrics, literary references, and historical observations—on urban life from antiquity until the present. These quotes are drawn from the written and spoken words of more than one thousand writers throughout history. This volume, with contributions from speakers, poets, song writers, politicians philosophers, scientists, religious leaders, historians, social scientists, humorists, architects, journalists, and travelers from and to many lands is designed to be used by writers, speechmakers, students, and scholars on cities and urban life. Clapp's text is striking for its sharp contrasts of urban and rural life and the urbanization process in different historical times and geographical areas. This second edition includes four hundred new entries, updated birth dates and occupations of quoted authors, and an expanded and updated introduction and preface. Clapp also added new introduction pages for each section containing pictures and unique quotations. The indexes have also been expanded to include more subjects and cities. The scope of this book is international, including entries on most major and many minor cities of the world. It is noteworthy for its pleasures as well as its insights.
Busy, Busy City Street
Author: Cari Meister
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN: 9780670889440
Category : City and town life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Taxis, trucks, horses, buses and more all hurry along a busy city street. There are plenty of noises, too, from a fire siren, a train whistle and non-stop honks and beeps. Full-color illustrations.
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN: 9780670889440
Category : City and town life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Taxis, trucks, horses, buses and more all hurry along a busy city street. There are plenty of noises, too, from a fire siren, a train whistle and non-stop honks and beeps. Full-color illustrations.
Busy City
Author: Joe Mathieu
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN: 9780394837000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A brief introduction to the people and places of a modern city.
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN: 9780394837000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A brief introduction to the people and places of a modern city.
Indestructibles: Jungle Rumble!
Author: Amy Pixton
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780761158585
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Show baby all the wild animals in a book that’s indestructible! Who flies high in the sky? Parrot! Who strolls in the grass? Giraffe! Who hangs from a tree? Snake! Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read” (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are: Rip Proof—made of ultra-durable tight-woven material Waterproof—can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed! Emergent Literacy Tool—bright pictures and few or no words encourage dialogic reading Portable—lightweight books can go anywhere, perfect for the diaper bag and for travel Safe for Baby—meets ASTM safety standards
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780761158585
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Show baby all the wild animals in a book that’s indestructible! Who flies high in the sky? Parrot! Who strolls in the grass? Giraffe! Who hangs from a tree? Snake! Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read” (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are: Rip Proof—made of ultra-durable tight-woven material Waterproof—can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed! Emergent Literacy Tool—bright pictures and few or no words encourage dialogic reading Portable—lightweight books can go anywhere, perfect for the diaper bag and for travel Safe for Baby—meets ASTM safety standards
Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0307168034
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Richard Scarry's classic book that takes readers all around town! Join Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, and other beloved characters for a day in Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town. Visit the school, the farm, the post office, and many more fun and exciting places in this classic book that teaches little ones all about what goes on in their very own communities.
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0307168034
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Richard Scarry's classic book that takes readers all around town! Join Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, and other beloved characters for a day in Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town. Visit the school, the farm, the post office, and many more fun and exciting places in this classic book that teaches little ones all about what goes on in their very own communities.
Indestructibles: Baby Faces
Author: Amy Pixton
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761168818
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Indestructibles are the books built for the way babies read. They are 100 percent baby-proof, chew-proof, rip-proof, and drool-proof. Printed on a unique nontoxic, paperlike material that holds up to anything babies can throw at it—gumming, spilling, dragging across the floor— Indestructibles are the little books that could. They’re indestructible. And if they get dirty, just throw them in the washing machine or dishwasher. Baby Faces features baby’s favorite thing: pictures of other babies. It’s a book for parents and children to share together the many moods of a baby.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761168818
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Indestructibles are the books built for the way babies read. They are 100 percent baby-proof, chew-proof, rip-proof, and drool-proof. Printed on a unique nontoxic, paperlike material that holds up to anything babies can throw at it—gumming, spilling, dragging across the floor— Indestructibles are the little books that could. They’re indestructible. And if they get dirty, just throw them in the washing machine or dishwasher. Baby Faces features baby’s favorite thing: pictures of other babies. It’s a book for parents and children to share together the many moods of a baby.
The City
Author: James A. Clapp
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351485040
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
The City is the best, funniest, saddest, and most thought-provoking compilation ever assembled on the urban scene. James A. Clapp has arranged more than three thousand quotations—epigrams, epithets, verses, proverbs, scriptural references, witticisms, lyrics, literary references, and historical observations—on urban life from antiquity until the present. These quotes are drawn from the written and spoken words of more than one thousand writers throughout history. This volume, with contributions from speakers, poets, song writers, politicians philosophers, scientists, religious leaders, historians, social scientists, humorists, architects, journalists, and travelers from and to many lands is designed to be used by writers, speechmakers, students, and scholars on cities and urban life. Clapp's text is striking for its sharp contrasts of urban and rural life and the urbanization process in different historical times and geographical areas. This second edition includes four hundred new entries, updated birth dates and occupations of quoted authors, and an expanded and updated introduction and preface. Clapp also added new introduction pages for each section containing pictures and unique quotations. The indexes have also been expanded to include more subjects and cities. The scope of this book is international, including entries on most major and many minor cities of the world. It is noteworthy for its pleasures as well as its insights.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351485040
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
The City is the best, funniest, saddest, and most thought-provoking compilation ever assembled on the urban scene. James A. Clapp has arranged more than three thousand quotations—epigrams, epithets, verses, proverbs, scriptural references, witticisms, lyrics, literary references, and historical observations—on urban life from antiquity until the present. These quotes are drawn from the written and spoken words of more than one thousand writers throughout history. This volume, with contributions from speakers, poets, song writers, politicians philosophers, scientists, religious leaders, historians, social scientists, humorists, architects, journalists, and travelers from and to many lands is designed to be used by writers, speechmakers, students, and scholars on cities and urban life. Clapp's text is striking for its sharp contrasts of urban and rural life and the urbanization process in different historical times and geographical areas. This second edition includes four hundred new entries, updated birth dates and occupations of quoted authors, and an expanded and updated introduction and preface. Clapp also added new introduction pages for each section containing pictures and unique quotations. The indexes have also been expanded to include more subjects and cities. The scope of this book is international, including entries on most major and many minor cities of the world. It is noteworthy for its pleasures as well as its insights.
What Can You Hear in the City
Author: Priddy Books
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781838992385
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Young children will love being part of the hustle and bustle in What Can You Hear?: In the City - a fantastic new sound book series by Priddy Books.From a ringing bicycle bell and an emergency siren, to bouncing toys, and more, there are 10 busy city sounds ti discover in this unique board book.Children will love pressing the diamond-shaped buttons and listening to the sounds as they spot lots of fun things in the scenes.Children can visit the mall, play at the park, see the construction site, and discover many other places as they explore the city.**Warning: This product contains a button/coin battery which is hazardous if ingested**
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781838992385
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Young children will love being part of the hustle and bustle in What Can You Hear?: In the City - a fantastic new sound book series by Priddy Books.From a ringing bicycle bell and an emergency siren, to bouncing toys, and more, there are 10 busy city sounds ti discover in this unique board book.Children will love pressing the diamond-shaped buttons and listening to the sounds as they spot lots of fun things in the scenes.Children can visit the mall, play at the park, see the construction site, and discover many other places as they explore the city.**Warning: This product contains a button/coin battery which is hazardous if ingested**
City
Author: P.D. Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1608197069
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
For the first time in the history of the planet, more than half the population - 3.3 billion people - are now living in cities. Two hundred years ago only 3 per cent of the world's population were urbanites, a figure that had remained fairly stable (give or take the occasional plague) for about 1000 years. By 2030, 60 per cent of us will be urban dwellers. City is the ultimate handbook for the archetypal city and contains main sections on 'History', 'Customs and Language', 'Districts', 'Transport', 'Money', 'Work', 'Tourist Sites', 'Shops and markets', 'Nightlife', etc., and mini-essays on anything and everything from Babel, Tenochtitlán and Ellis Island to Beijing, Mumbai and New York, and from boulevards, suburbs, shanty towns and favelas, to skylines, urban legends and the sacred. Drawing on a wide range of examples from cities across the world and throughout history, it explores the reasons why people first built cities and why urban populations are growing larger every year. City is illustrated throughout with a range of photographs, maps and other illustrations.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1608197069
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
For the first time in the history of the planet, more than half the population - 3.3 billion people - are now living in cities. Two hundred years ago only 3 per cent of the world's population were urbanites, a figure that had remained fairly stable (give or take the occasional plague) for about 1000 years. By 2030, 60 per cent of us will be urban dwellers. City is the ultimate handbook for the archetypal city and contains main sections on 'History', 'Customs and Language', 'Districts', 'Transport', 'Money', 'Work', 'Tourist Sites', 'Shops and markets', 'Nightlife', etc., and mini-essays on anything and everything from Babel, Tenochtitlán and Ellis Island to Beijing, Mumbai and New York, and from boulevards, suburbs, shanty towns and favelas, to skylines, urban legends and the sacred. Drawing on a wide range of examples from cities across the world and throughout history, it explores the reasons why people first built cities and why urban populations are growing larger every year. City is illustrated throughout with a range of photographs, maps and other illustrations.
City Food Chains
Author: Julia Vogel
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 9781602707917
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Describes the food chain of a city, from the plants living in the city to the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, and explains how the urban environment affects normal food chain behavior.
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 9781602707917
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Describes the food chain of a city, from the plants living in the city to the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, and explains how the urban environment affects normal food chain behavior.
The Botanical City
Author: Matthew Gandy
Publisher: Jovis Verlag
ISBN: 9783868595192
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Roadside 'weeds' and other routinely overlooked aspects of urban nature provide a fascinating glimpse into the complex global ecologies and new cultures of nature emerging across the world. This unique collection of essays explores the botanical dimensions of urban space, ranging from scientific efforts to understand the distinctive dynamics of urban flora to the way spontaneous vegetation has inspired artists and writers. The book comprises five thematic sections: histories and taxonomies, botanising the asphalt, the art of urban flora, experiments in non-design, and cartographic imaginations. The essays explore developments in Berlin, London, Lahore, and many other cities, as well as more philosophical reflections on the meaning of urban nature under the putative shift to the Anthropocene. 100 colour images
Publisher: Jovis Verlag
ISBN: 9783868595192
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Roadside 'weeds' and other routinely overlooked aspects of urban nature provide a fascinating glimpse into the complex global ecologies and new cultures of nature emerging across the world. This unique collection of essays explores the botanical dimensions of urban space, ranging from scientific efforts to understand the distinctive dynamics of urban flora to the way spontaneous vegetation has inspired artists and writers. The book comprises five thematic sections: histories and taxonomies, botanising the asphalt, the art of urban flora, experiments in non-design, and cartographic imaginations. The essays explore developments in Berlin, London, Lahore, and many other cities, as well as more philosophical reflections on the meaning of urban nature under the putative shift to the Anthropocene. 100 colour images