What's it Like to Live Here? Mining Town /
by Katie Marsico.
- Ann Arbor, Mich. : Cherry Lake, 2014.
- 24 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
- Community Connections .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index.
Boom! -- Off to school -- Into the mine -- Celebrating.
Introduces a typical day in the life of a school boy that lives in a mining town. Young readers will be introduced to the types of housing, the landscape, and the experiences and opportunities representative of living in a mining town. Prompts, call-outs, and questions within the text encourage children to compare and contrast their own day-to-day life experiences with the information presented about mining towns and living in them. Text features such as captions, bold print, a glossary, and an index help readers locate key facts and information efficiently.
9781624315664 (lib. bdg.)
Copper Beech
2013028551
Mining Camps Community Connections Mines and Mineral Resources