Marsico, Katie,

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.

ISBN: 9781624315664 (lib. bdg.)

Source: Copper Beech

LCCN: 2013028551

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mining Camps
Community Connections
Mines and Mineral Resources

Dewey Class. No.: 307.76/6