Keeping the City Going
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2021 · Est. 5 min read-aloud

Keeping the City Going

Written and illustrated by Brian Floca

Discover the unseen heroes who keep the city alive during quarantine.

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40 pages· 631 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
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In a city transformed by quarantine, the streets are eerily quiet. Yet, essential workers tirelessly ensure safety, health, and supplies. This beautifully illustrated tribute captures their vital role, inviting readers to appreciate those who keep life moving while we stay home.

From the publisher

Caldecott Award winner Brian Floca gives a heartfelt thank you to the essential workers who keep their cities going during COVID-19 quarantine in this tenderly illustrated picture book. We are here at home now, watching the world through our windows. Outside we see the city we know, but not as we’ve seen it before. The once hustling and bustling streets are empty. Well, almost empty. Around the city there are still people, some, out and about. These are the people keeping us safe. Keeping us healthy. Keeping our mail and our food delivered. Keeping our grocery stores stocked. Keeping the whole city going. Brian Floca speaks for us all in this stirring homage to all the essential workers who keep the essentials operating so the rest of us can do our part by sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards

The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award (2021)
At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
631
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD630L
Themes & topics
Books about communityBooks about historyBooks about jobs and careersBooks about activismBooks about lifestyles
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.1
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
April 27, 2021
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534493773

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