The Street Beneath My Feet (Look Closer)

Review "A foldout, concertina format creates a visceral sense of a journey to the center of the Earth.... Zommer’s illustrations are a hive of subterranean activity, and Guillain’s captionlike bursts enthuse about everything readers are seeing."―Publishers Weekly"The painted, stenciled, and collaged illustrations are full-bleed, and the tones graduate pleasantly from light colors at the surface of the Earth to rich pinks, yellows, and oranges as readers near the Earth's core. The text is informative...including such nuggets as "earthworms are expert recyclers, eating dead plants in the soil." An unusual offering for the young geology nerd."--Kirkus Reviews―Kirkus Reviews"The earth science is simple but made glorious by the illustrations, homely and fantastic at once, as in a picture of a subway car, headlights streaming, above a layer of sedimentary rock and, further below, caves with spiky stalactites and stalagmites. The pictures are packed with detail, but each one says adventure—look, diamonds!—as much as education."―The Horn BookA 2018 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K-12 (National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council)―NSTA-CBC Product Description This award-winning, double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey down through the layers of the Earth, all the way to the planet’s core and out the other side. When you’re out walking around, whether on the city streets or a country trail, there’s always so much to see and hear. But do you ever stop and look down? Have you ever wondered what’s going on deep in the ground under your feet? There are so many amazing sights to see! One side of the foldout shows the ground beneath the city, while the reverse side shows the ground beneath the countryside. The underground scenes include tunnels and pipes, creatures’ burrows, layers of rock, and the planet’s molten core, each running seamlessly into the next. Mixing urban and rural settings, covering subjects such as geology, archaeology, and natural history, The Street Beneath My Feetoffers children the opportunity to explore their world through a detailed learning experience. And its foldout, laperello (or concertina) style, which extends to eight feet in length, is ideal for spreading out on the floor to pore over for hours. Explore even more of the world with The Skies Above My Eyes (August 2018) and The World Around Me (October 2020), companion books from the Look Closer series.A 2018 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K-12 (National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council) A 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Notable Children's Book - All Ages From School Library Journal Gr 2–4—This informative oversize book takes curious readers on a journey to the center of the earth and back. A boy walks down a noisy city street, his red sneakers pounding the pavement, and he wonders, "What's going on deep in the ground?" Level by level, he describes what can be found beneath his feet. Beginning with cables and pipes, earthworms and insects, then moving on to subway systems and the artifacts of lost civilizations, the boy delves deeper and deeper, highlighting the unique characteristics of each layer of the earth's crust, mantle, and core. Replete with intriguing scientific facts, this engrossing title offers a fine overview of basic earth science. The intricate illustrations deftly reinforce the text, which is scattered from top to bottom throughout each spread. The pictures flow seamlessly from one layer to the next, drawing viewers' eyes down the page. The many atmospheric details inspire closer examination of each underground level. Observant readers will spot centipedes and sewer rats, ancient helmets and coins, fish swimming in an underground river, sparkling gems and gleaming metals, fossilized shells and preserved skeletons, and, closest to the surface, burrowing forest animals. The foldout design of the book does make turni