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Home Sweet Neighborhood

Home Sweet Neighborhood

Michelle Mulder (Author) See More (3)
CELA Library
Orca Footprints
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Lifestyles | Places | House & Home
City & Town Life , General
Orca Book Publishers
4 - 7
9 - 12
CELAAmazonIndigo
EPUB [reflow]
9781459816930
$16.99 CAD
English
03/19/2019
Hardback
9781459816916
$19.95 CAD
English
03/19/2019
PDF [Fixed Format]
9781459816923
$16.99 CAD
English
03/19/2019
Braille
XXX0000626
English
03/19/2019
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Description

Placemaking—personalizing public and semi-private spaces like front yards—is a growing trend in cities and suburbs around the world, drawing people out of their homes and into conversation with one another.

Picture a busy avenue. Now plant trees along the boulevard, paint a mural by the empty lot, and add a community garden. Set up benches along the sidewalks and make space for kids' chalk drawings, and you've set the scene for a thriving community. Kids are natural placemakers, building tree forts, drawing on sidewalks and setting up lemonade stands, but people of all ages can enjoy creative placemaking activities. From Dutch families who drag couches and tables onto sidewalks for outdoor suppers to Canadians who build little lending libraries to share books with neighbors, people can do things that make life more fun and strengthen neighborhoods. Home Sweet Neighborhood combines upbeat text, fun facts and colorful photos to intrigue and inspire readers.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Michelle Mulder

Author Bio

Michelle Mulder is an award-winning author of many books for children, including The Vegetable Museum, Home Sweet Neighborhood, and Every Last Drop. When not writing, Michelle loves hanging out in the woods and is currently training to be a forest school mentor. They live in Victoria, British Columbia.

Prizes

  • Rocky Mountain Book Award (RMBA)Short-listed 2021
  • Young Readers' Choice Book Awards of British Columbia (YRCABC) Red Cedar Book AwardsNominated 2021
  • CCBC Best Books for Kids & TeensCommended 2019
  • Junior Library Guild (JLG) Gold Standard SelectionCommended 2019
  • The Nature Generation Green Earth Book Award (GEBA) - Honor BookCommended 2020

Table of contents

Introduction

Chapter One: The Kid Next Door
  • Help! Neighbors Wanted!
  • The Next Cave Over
  • The World’s First Neighbors
  • Rich City Life
  • Playing in the Street
  • Neighbors? Nah!
  • Adventure Boulevard
  • Kid Power!
Chapter Two: Partying in the Streets
  • Chalking Up New Laws
  • Ride On!
  • Wonderful Woonerven
  • Knitters for Safe Streets
  • Chairs, Chairs, Everywhere
  • Pothole Parks
  • Really? Here, in the City?
  • Environmental and Friendly
Chapter Three: A Potluck of Possibilities
  • Come Eat!
  • Down with the Fences
  • Bring Us Your Dough
  • Hungry? Help Yourself!
  • Play Me, I’m Yours!
  • A Whole Lotta Plates
  • Designed by Kids
  • Howdy, Friend
Chapter Four: Life in the City
  • Politics? Kid-Approved!
  • Making a Splash
  • Yarnstorm!
  • Give One, Take One
  • Space for Veggies
  • Look Out! Here We Come!
  • A Helping Hand
  • Home Sweet Neighborhood
Resources
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Index

Review Quotes

"An upbeat view of innovations in modern living."  — Kirkus Review
“Young people will get ideas for projects they could recreate in their own neighborhood...and may even be inspired to get involved in local politics.”  — The Horn Book Online
Home Sweet Neighborhood makes me so happy! Michelle Mulder's delightful book is proof that, by working and playing together, all of us have the power to create better communities.  — Charles Montgomery, Author of Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
"Lively idea. An intriguing book on a good topic."  — Booklist
"A vibrant introduction to community building through the practice of placemaking and how much one person can accomplish through small activities. Readers will be inspired by the variety of ideas and the stories of success to start placemaking in their own neighborhood. Highly Recommended."  — CM: Canadian Review of Materials