Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
Our online Searchable Best Books List draws from the committee's annual Best Children's Books of the Year-beginning with the list of books published in 2000-with each featuring more than 600 high-quality titles for young readers.
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Be a City Nature Detective
written and illustrated by Peggy Kochanoff
Ages: 6+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-77108-572-4
Keywords: City animals, plants and weeds
Clever questions and answers explain how some plants and animals survive and thrive in urban areas. Includes mention of bed bugs, rats, and dandelions. Colorful, realistic illustrations. Back matter.