These books will help you think about and look around your local area. Find out what your surroundings can tell you about how people live and work, where they shop and go to school and how they travel and spend their leisure time. Discover the clues that will tell you how people lived in the past. Think about the changes that could benefit your local area, whether it's your home, school or further afield.

 

This book is part of a book series called Your Local Area .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Hachette Children's Group .

RUTH THOMSON is a highly experienced author and editor of children's books. She has an MA in Museum and Gallery Education.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What is a home?
• 2: Where are homes?
• 3: Around your home
• 4: Up your street
• 5: Traffic near homes
• 6: Your address
• 7: Marking your space
• 8: Home sweet home
• 9: Building materials
• 10: Old and new houses
• 11: Services
• 12: Unusual homes
• 13: More things to do
• 14: Glossary
• 15: Talking points
• 16: Index