Inspired by urban visionary Jane Jacobs, seven-year-old Lucia takes the reader through a day in her neighborhood and celebrates the people and places that make it feel like home. A great starting point for discussions on cities, this book will encourage readers to stop and smell the urban roses.

Related: Canada, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9)

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• ISBN: 9781554536429
• Author: Kerrin, Jessica Scott
• Illustrator: Armstrong, Shelagh
• Published: 2013, Kids Can Press
• Themes: Family, Friendship, School
• Descriptors: Canada, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 136