About this item
Many communities are large and diverse, supporting a lively and interesting mix of people and places that deliver a variety of services. Small and large businesses, shops, public and private organizations, places of learning, health facilities, and more all serve the citizens of a community. This resource Informs and involves readers through a variety of sidebars, and it aligns with national curriculum standards for social studies and economics. Readers will embark on a journey of discovery about the places where community members can be involved with its available services.
About the Author
After spying her first Indigo Bunting, Lisa Idzikowski's curiosity took off --trapping Saw-whet Owls and banding birds, raising Easter Swallowtail butterflies, searching the night sky for meteors, climbing Mayan ruins in Mexico, and researching at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello home. When she's not walking with her dogs along the shore of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI, she's writing and reading at her local library, or working in her butterfly garden.
