Series:

Your Local Area

4 total works

Cover of Farms and Villages

Farms and Villages

by Jo Brundle

Published 29 September 2016
Find out what it's like to live in a tiny village in India or a vast sheep station in Australia. Learn why it's fun - and sometimes not fun - to live in the countryside. Discover how farms and villages have changed and how we can help to care for them in the future. Books in this series investigate the places where people live. They use simple text to explore the geographical historical and environmental features of each area and consider how and why people live there.|Find out what it's like to live in a tiny village in India or a vast sheep station in Australia. Learn why it's fun - and sometimes not fun - to live in the countryside. Discover how farms and villages have changed and how we can help to care for them in the future. Books in this series investigate the places where people live. They use simple text to explore the geographical historical and environmental features of each area and consider how and why people live there.

Cover of Homes

Homes

by Jo Brundle

Published 29 September 2016
Learn about the different homes people live in around the world. Learn what a home is, what home are made of, and look at homes in the countryside as well as in towns and cities, and other places. Learn about city slums; unusual homes like lighthouses and igloos; and huts, caves, and tents. A map at the end shows all the countries discussed, from Brazil to UK.

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Towns and Cities

by Jo Brundle

Published 29 September 2016
Learn about eco-towns and megacities. Find out what makes towns and cities exciting places to live and how we can care for them in the future. Look up at the tallest skyscrapers and down to the underground railways. Books in this series investigate the places where people live. They use simple text to explore the geographical historical and environmental features of each area and consider how and why people live there.|Learn about eco-towns and megacities. Find out what makes towns and cities exciting places to live and how we can care for them in the future. Look up at the tallest skyscrapers and down to the underground railways. Books in this series investigate the places where people live. They use simple text to explore the geographical historical and environmental features of each area and consider how and why people live there.

Cover of The Seaside

The Seaside

by Jo Brundle

Published 29 September 2016

Learn what makes the seaside special. Take a look on the beach and around a seaside town. Learn about the past and how we can care for the seaside in the future. Find out about lifeguards and lighthouses, puffins and piers, sand and tsunamis. Books in this series investigate the places where people live. They use simple text to explore the geographical, historical and environmental features of each area and consider how and why people live there.