Title Walking in the city with Jane : a story of Jane Jacobs / written by Susan Hughes ; illustrated by Valérie Boivin.

Publication Info.	Toronto, Ontario : Kids Can Press, 2018.
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Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Summary	"In Walking in the City with Jane, award-winning author Susan Hughes tells the fictionalized story of Jane Jacobs through a celebration of city life and grassroots activism. Even as a young girl, Jane was an independent thinker with an extraordinary imagination and sense of wonder. She was known to challenge her teacher and was often found playing with her imaginary friends, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Cedric the warrior. Always curious and engaged by her surroundings, Jane grew up to be an exceptional woman who cared deeply about her city. When urban planner Robert Moses proposed an expressway to cut across Manhattan, Jane rallied the local community to save the neighbourhood and even got arrested for standing up for her beliefs. Gorgeously illustrated by Valérie Boivin, Walking in the City with Jane offers a glimpse into the mind of one of our greatest urban thinkers whose influence on cities is still felt today."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
	Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006. (OCoLC)fst00052833
	Women political activists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	City planners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	City planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	City planning -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
	Cities and towns -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	City and town life -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Urban ecology (Sociology) -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Urban renewal -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Women political activists -- United States -- Biography.
	City planners -- United States -- Biography.
	City planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.
	Cities and towns -- United States -- Biography.
	City and town life -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.
	Urban ecology (Sociology) -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.
	Urban renewal -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.
	Cities and towns. (OCoLC)fst00861748
	City and town life. (OCoLC)fst00862081
	City planners. (OCoLC)fst00862164
	City planning. (OCoLC)fst00862177
	City planning -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst00862253
	Urban ecology (Sociology) (OCoLC)fst01733718
	Urban renewal. (OCoLC)fst01162536
	Women political activists. (OCoLC)fst01178374
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Biographical fiction.
Added Author	Boivin, Valérie, 1980- illustrator.
ISBN	9781771386531 (hardcover)
	1771386533 (hardcover)

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