Reviews for Year in the City

The average rating for Year in the City based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-08-26 00:00:00 Jean Johnson This book can tie in so many lessons for the little ones. You can ask them to count how many seasons change or how many months pass by per season. A teacher can teach what happens to tree when the seasons change or why do you think the people are dressing differently? So students can connect the weather with the seasons.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-10-13 00:00:00 Andrew Thomas Perhaps one of the greatest joys of childhood is having the opportunity to play with an over-sized cardboard box. In "This Is Our House," a boy has transformed a box into a fabulous house, a house that only he is permitted to play in. As the other kids from the apartment complex attempt to play with the house, the boy is very aggressive and even becomes physical in his refusal to share the house with them. The boy pushes his peers and shouts: no girls, no twins, no glasses, no tunnels, etc. But what will happen to the "boy's" house when he has to go the bathroom? This is an excellent story true of child behavior and it is very clear that everyone has more fun when no one is excluded. Bob Graham's illustrations are wonderful, as always.