City of Angels: In and Around Los Angeles
Publication Information
Author:  Jaskol, Julie & Lewis, Brian	Illustrator:  Kleven, Elsa
Title:  City of Angels: In and Around Los Angeles	Date:  1999
Publisher:  Dutton	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-525-46214-7	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
20 places or events in Los Angeles are briefly described. Each is accompanied by cartoon-like illustrations. A chronology of interesting tidbits of LA history concludes the book.
Teaching Ideas:
Go to http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S_States/California/cities/Los_Angeles find out lots more about LA and these places. City maps might be used to locate the described places/ events. Be sure to provide the book about the building of the Watts Tower. Students may want to discuss how the illustrations support the text. The text could become a model for students' exploration of their own communities. Excerpts might be useful with other text sets or units of study (e.g., the section about Little Tokyo with study of the Japanese-American internment camps during WW II).
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Art and Photography > art > folk art Celebration > traditions Social Studies > anthropology > cultures Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > California > Los Angeles Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > California > Los Angeles > Watts Geography > maps Geography > economics History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > settlers' lives Communities > urban > urban development Communities > change

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