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Review: The ABC of City Planning April 2011
A review of a children's book by Anna Shepard produced by New York City Mayor LaGuardia's Committee on City Planning in 1937. (Ages 3-7) |
Review: E is for Environment April 2011
A review of E is for Environment: Stories to Help Children Care for Their World — at Home, at Work, and at Play by Ian James Corlett. Illustrated by R.A. Holt, Atria Books, 2011
(Ages 7-12) |
Book Review: Watch This Space: Designing, Defending and Sharing Public Spaces July 2010
Written by Hadley Dyer. Illustrated by Marc Ngui.
Kids Can Press, 2010; Ages 10-14 |
Piero Ventura's Classic "Book of Cities" reissued August 2009
A reissue of Piero Ventura's classic 1975 work invites children to explore the built environment in cities from New York to Moscow. |
Where Things Are, From Near to Far April 2009
This children's book introduces planning to the next generation of planners. |
Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Math and Money April 2009
This book includes a profile of an urban planner. |
Book Club Discussion Questions: Maps and Mapping May 2008
Maps and Mapping, an encyclopedic book of maps and mapping activities, is APA's Book Club book for May. Included here are discussion questions for aspiring cartographers or GIS analysts. |
My Street April 2008
A delightful addition to children’s books that focus on the street as the means for exploring and understanding the city and the community, “My Street” employs colorful graphics. |
My Map Book April 2008
A book full of enticing maps whose cover is itself a template for kids to create their own map. |
A Street Through Time - Book Club Discussion Questions February 2008
"A Street Through Time" was recently featured as an APA Book Club book. Here are some discussion questions to spark critical thinking about this "story of a street" (from the Stone Age to today). |
New High School Architecture Textbook Is the First of Its Kind in the Country September 2007
The Chicago Architecture Foundation has recently released “The Architecture Handbook: A Student Guide to Understanding Buildings”, a first of its kind college-prep architecture textbook for high school students. CAF Education Specialists Jennifer Masengarb and Krisann Rehbein give an overview of the goals, writing process, and content of this pioneering publication. |
Nature in the Neighborhood August 2007
“Nature in the Neighborhood” proves that children don’t need to travel far and wide to find a rich ecosystem. |
Petropolis July 2007
Petropolis is the city where pets go when their owners aren't around. Young readers can see all the city sights with Max the dog in this creative and clever children’s book. |
Maps and Mapping April 2007
“Maps and Mapping” is a great introductory book that takes into account many different aspects of maps and mapmaking: why we need them, how we use them, what features can be on them, what we can map, mapping history and current technology, and more. |
Me on the Map April 2007
“Me on the Map” introduces map reading and scale to young readers. |
Discovering Maps: A Children's World Atlas & Guide to Map Reading April 2007
“Discovering Maps” is a world atlas for kids with an informative map reading guide in the first half of the book. |
Fun with GPS February 2007
Author Donald Cooke's practical book that's a fun guide to using GPS. |
Alphabet City January 2007
"Alphabet City" is a great visual introduction to city design thinking. In this Caldecott Honor Book, artist Stephen T. Johnson finds capital letters in urban compositions we usually take for granted. |
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction January 2007
David Macaulay's highly praised 1974 book will marvel readers with its detailed drawings and descriptive but straightforward text on the creation of the fictional Roman Empire city of Verbonia. |
Construction Zone December 2006
Construction Zone is a "board book" with cardboard plates featuring photos of the various machines used on a construction site. |
I Live in a Town December 2006
"I Live in a Town" is an insightful look at an American town from the perspective of Doak, a real-life third-grader and resident of a small town in rural New Hampshire. |
On the Town: A Community Adventure December 2006
Charlie's homework assignment is to find out, "What is a community?" |
What is a Community? From A to Z December 2006
What Is a Community? describes multiple parts of a community, with each part represented by a letter of the alphabet. |
Neighborhood and Community (Scholastic "Early Themes" Series) December 2006
Neighborhood and Community has a variety of lesson plans, activities, and other resources for educators looking to introduce the topic of neighborhood and community to their students. |
Sky Scrape / City Scape: Poems of City Life December 2006
Featuring poems by Carl Sandburg, Langston Hughes, Eve Merriam, Lucille Clifton, Myra Cohn Livingston, and other noted poets. |
The Great City Search November 2006
"The Great City Search" takes readers on an interactive tour of a city. Mayor Maurice wants you to invite all the important contributors to a new swimming pool’s creation to the grand opening celebration, including Pete the Planner! |
A Street Through Time: A 12,000-Year Walk Through History November 2006
"A Street Through Time" chronicles the "story of a street," taking the reader on a journey through the different ages of a human settlement, from the Stone Age (10,000 B.C.) to the present day. |
A City Through Time August 2005
This book follows the evolution of the city through different historical stages. We see the Greek Colony (550 BC), Citizens of Rome (AD 120), the Medieval City (1250), Places and Fountains (1650), The Industrial Port (1880), and finally, Steel and Glass (2005). |
Design Guidebook for Students February 2005
The Dunn Foundation has funded a guidebook to help middle and high school students make the connection between choices to plan or not plan and their impact on the visual appearance of a community. |
Maps Readings for Young People January 2000
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Science and Environment Readings for Young People January 2000
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Exploring Design, Architecture, Planning, and Cities Readings for Young People January 2000
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The Kid's Guide To Service Projects March 1996
National award-winning author Barbara A. Lewis has done it again with an inspiring and empowering book. |
The Kid's Guide to Social Action July 1991
In “Kids Guide to Social Action,” award-winning teacher Barbara Lewis writes about her kids and other kids across the country who have accomplished everything from saving a courthouse to feeding the homeless. |
