Can I read City Green on EtoBox?
City Green by Disalvo-Ryan, Dyanne is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is City Green about?
<p><P>Right in the middle of Marcy's city block is a littered vacant lot. Then one day she has a wonderful idea that not only improves the useless lot but her entire neighborhood as well. DiSalvo-Ryan's warm text is enhanced by her soft pencil-and-watercolor illustrations depicting a diverse neighborhood drawn together by a community project.—Booklist.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>One girl's motivation and cheery attitude buoys this picture book about urban renewal and community action. Young Marcy is saddened after the city condemns and demolishes a building in her neighborhood. ``Now this block looks like a big smile with one tooth missing,'' she laments. But as springtime arrives, Marcy's thoughts turn to gardens and flowers. She and her neighbor Miss Rosa decide to clean up the lot and plant seeds there. Soon nearly everyone on the street joins in, donating time, energy and supplies to create a lush green oasis. Even crabby Old Man Hammer eventually warms up to the new look. DiSalvo-Ryan's ( Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen ) well-paced text imparts a wealth of information and emotion without sentimentalizing or preaching. The tone of Marcy's narration is occasionally
Who reads City Green?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Disalvo-Ryan, Dyanne
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Co Library
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780688127879
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Nature, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.05 / 5 (97 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14