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Чтение_A_Day_in_a_City
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Early morning
Rush hour
The workday begins
Midmorning
Lunchtime
A rainy afternoon
Evening
Nighttime
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j Millbrook Press / Minneapolis
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First American edition published in 2009 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
Copyright © 2004 by Orpheus Books Ltd.
All U.S. rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.
Millbrook Press
A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 241 First Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55401 USA
Website address: www.lernerbooks.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Harris, Nicholas.
A day in a city / by Nicholas Harris. — 1st American ed.
p.cm. — (Time goes by)
Summary: text and bird’s-eye-view illustrations portray a busy day in a city, including
activities at a school, an apartment building, a theater, and a museum. Includes related activities.
Includes index |
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ISBN 978–1–58013–552–8 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) |
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1. City and town life—Fiction. I. Title |
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PZ7.H24339 2009 |
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[E]—dc22 |
2008000627 |
Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 — BP — 14 13 12 11 10 09
978-0-7613-4674-6
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Table of Contents
Introduction |
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6:00a.m.: Earlymorning |
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8:00a.m.: Rushhour |
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9:00a.m.: Theworkdaybegins |
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11:00a.m.: Midmorning |
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1:00p.m.: Lunchtime |
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4:00p.m.: Arainyafternoon |
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7:30p.m.: Evening |
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11:00p.m.: Nighttime |
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Glossary |
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LearnMoreaboutCities |
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ACloserLook |
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Index |
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THIS IS THE STORYof
adayinacity. Allthepictureshaveexactlythe sameview. Buteachoneshowsadifferenttime ofday. Lotsofthingshappenduringthisday. Canyouspotthemall?
Somepictureshavepartsofthewallstakenaway.
Thishelpsyouseeinsidethebuildings.
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Introduction
Asyouread,lookforpeoplewhoappear throughouttheday. Forexample,keepyoureyeon oneoftheofficeworkers. Heneverleaveshisdesk. Andwatchfortheburglarwearingamask. Hisday doesn’tturnoutthewayheplanned. Thinkabout
whatstoriesthesepeoplemighttellaboutlivinginacity.
Youcanfollowalltheactioninthecityfrommorningtonight. The clockoneachright-handpagetellsyouwhattimeitis.
Thecityisfilledwithactionalldaylong. Shoppers, students,andworkerscomeandgo. Thecatsand dogsintheneighborhoodhaveabusydaytoo.
There’salwayssomethingnewtofind!
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Canyou find . . .
asleepwalker?
Earlyinthemorning,mostpeopleare asleep. Butafewareoutandabout already. Adogenjoyschasingtwoearlymorningrunners. Thestreetcleanersare atwork. Onepoormanhasbeenworking inhisofficeallnight. Anothernightworker, aburglar,isjustreturninghome. Hehada busynightrobbingpeople’shouses.
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6:00 a.m.
Early morning
Rush hour
The workday begins
Midmorning
Lunchtime
A rainy afternoon
Evening
Nighttime
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Canyou find . . .
anewsstand?
theburglar?
Trafficfillsthestreets. Everyoneison themove. Menandwomentraveltowork. Childrenmaketheirwaytoschool. Twocars haveanaccidentonthecorner. Thecrash blockstraffic. Meanwhile,peopleselling goodssetuptablesatthemarket. Workers cleanupthetheaterandthemuseum. A cleaneratthemuseumdoesnotnoticesome strangethingshappeningbehindherback.
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