Living in Suburban Communities (First Step Nonfiction) 0822585987, 9780822585985, 9780761339878

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by Kristin Sterling

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by Kristin Sterling

a Lerner Publications Company · Minneapolis

Welcome to my community. 4

A community is a place where people feel at home. 5

I live in a suburban community. 6

Isanti

Chisago

North and East Suburbs

35

Sherburne

Polk

169 8

94

Anoka Wright

Washington

Northwest, Southwest and West Suburbs

10

Hennepin

12

St. Croix

Ramsey

94

Minneapolis

Carver

Saint Paul

McLeod 212

Pierce

Scott 169

Dakota

Sibley

52

Goodhue

South Suburbs

Le Sueur

35

Rice

Suburban communities are also called suburbs. 7

Suburbs are between the city and the country. 8

Most suburbs were once grasslands, farms, or forests. 9

There are many things to see in a suburb. 10

Let’s take a look around! 11

I see neighborhoods full of houses. 12

I see yards with swing sets and gardens. 13

I see people in cars, buses, and trains. 14

They are going into the city to work. 15

I see children playing in parks. 16

I see families shopping at stores. 17

Suburbs are convenient and roomy. 18

Do you live in a suburb? 19

Where are suburbs?

city

suburbs country

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Suburbs Have you ever seen a dartboard? There is a big spot in the middle called the bull’s-eye. There are rings around the bull’s-eye. A city is like a bull’s-eye. Suburbs are like the rings around a bull’s-eye. Suburbs are built around the edges of a city. They provide housing for people who work in the city. Many suburban people like living between the city and the country.

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Suburban Facts Mesa, Arizona, is the biggest suburb in America. It is bigger than many cities! When cars were invented, people began to drive to work. They could move farther away from their workplaces. This led to the growth of suburbs. Some people who live in the suburbs ride buses, subways, or trains to work in the city.

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Some suburbs have neighborhoods where all of the houses look the same. Levittown, New York, is one of the most famous suburbs in the world. It was built for soldiers and their families when they returned from World War II. Suburban communities are sometimes nicknamed “the ’burbs.”

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Glossary community – a place where people live together and feel at home. convenient – easy to use, comfortable neighborhoods – groups of homes Isanti

Chisago

North and East Suburbs

35

Sherburne

Polk

169 8

94

Anoka Wright

Washington

Northwest, Southwest and West Suburbs

10

Hennepin

12

St. Croix

Ramsey

94

Minneapolis

Carver

Saint Paul

McLeod 212

Pierce

Scott 169

Dakota

Sibley

52

Goodhue

South Suburbs

22

Le Sueur

35

Rice

suburban – of or like a suburb. A suburb is a community built near a city.

Index cars – 12 city – 6, 13, 18, 19, 20 country - 6, 18 houses - 10, 21 neighborhoods - 10, 21 shopping – 15 work – 13, 19, 20 yards – 11 23

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sterling, Kristin. Living in suburban communities / by Kristin Sterling. p. cm. — (First step nonfiction—communities) Includes index. ISBN13: 978–0–8225–8598–5 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 1. Suburban life—Juvenile literature. 2. Community life—Juvenile literature. 3. Communities—Juvenile literature. I. Title. HT351.S84 2008 307.74—dc22 2007006363 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 – DP – 13 12 11 10 09 08

eISBN-13: 978-0-7613-3987-8

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