Night in the City

Written by Julie Downing

Discover the hidden world of night workers who keep the city alive while you sleep.

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40 pages· 401 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud· AD560L

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Bookroo's summary

Explore the vibrant night as eight city workers—from a nurse to a taxi driver—navigate their nocturnal shifts. As the city sleeps, their stories intertwine, revealing the unseen pulse of urban life. What challenges and surprises await them in the quiet hours? Dive into their world and uncover the secrets of a city that never truly rests.

From the publisher

An ingenious account of the jobs people do all through the night, when kids are fast asleep. In Night in the City, author and illustrator Julie Downing cleverly uses multiple panels to follow eight people throughout the course of their busy evening, from waking up just as most people are contemplating bedtime, through the following morning. The jobs depicted are nurse, baker, taxi driver, fire fighter, on location film tech, janitor, museum security guard, and emergency dispatcher. Together, their stories bring the beating heart of a city to life, making for a book sure to have kids pouring over meticulously designed pages, following the exploits of our lead characters over the course of a single ordinary evening. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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