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Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment > Geography > Human geography / peoples of the world
This award-winning, double-sided foldout book takes you on a
fascinating journey down through the layers of the Earth, all the
way to the planet's core and out the other side. *Picked by the
Guardian as one of '15 Modern Classics' books* When you're out
walking around, whether on the city streets or a country trail,
there's always so much to see and hear. But do you ever stop and
look down? Have you ever wondered what's going on deep in the
ground under your feet? There are so many amazing sights to see!
One side of the foldout shows the ground beneath the city, whilst
the reverse side shows the ground beneath the countryside. The
underground scenes include tunnels and pipes, creatures' burrows,
layers of rock and the planet's molten core, each running
seamlessly into the next. Mixing urban and rural settings, covering
subjects such as geology, archaeology and natural history, The
Street Beneath My Feet offers children the opportunity to explore
their world through a detailed learning experience. And its
foldout, laperello (or concertina) style, which extends to 2.5
metres in length, is ideal for spreading out on the floor to pore
over for hours. Explore even more of the world with The Skies Above
My Eyes (August 2018) and The World Around Me (October 2020),
companion books from the Look Closer series.
Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese Americans. Among
them was the Wakatsuki family, who were ordered to leave their
fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the
belongings they could carry. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was
seven years old when she arrived at Manzanar in 1942, recalls life
in the camp through the eyes of the child she was. First published
in 1973, this new edition of the classic memoir of a devastating
Japanese American experience includes an inspiring afterword by the
authors.
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