Includes bibliographical references (p. 23 ) and index.

From backyard to big city -- Day-to-day life -- Community fun -- The best of two worlds.

Introduces a typical day in the life of two school children that live in a suburb.Young readers will be introduced to the types of housing, the landscape, and the experiences and opportunities representative of living in a suburb. 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 suburbs and living in them. Text features such as captions, bold print, a glossary, and an index help readers locate key facts and information efficiently.