Publisher's Synopsis
A town is more than bricks and mortar. This is a lively and vivid collection of stories, poems and illustrations for young people. It is about town life in all its diversity, street games, friends, homes and houses, and all the joy, sadness and ruggedness of young people living in towns and cities. The text is rich and varied. The reader will enjoy the works of Tolstoy, Shakespeare, Paul Simon, Alan Sillitoe, Bill Naughton, Sean O'Casey, John Donne, Frank O'Connor and others. The illustations are an exsiting mix of photographs and specially commissioned cartoons that are designed to draw in and involve the young reader in a natural way. Here they will find their communuity, street, friends and neighbours. An activity book which outlines exercises and activities built around the same urban themes is available. It is illustrated with line drawings.
