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Hidden City

by Sarah Grace Tuttle

Illustrator: Amy Schimler-Safford

Ages: 6+

Published: 2018

Publisher: Eerdmans BFYR

ISBN: 978-0-8028-5459-9

Keywords: Flora, Insects, Falcons, Wild Flowers, Environment, Urban Animals, Fauna

Short poems show how plants and animals thrive in the city. Beautiful collage illustrations help readers appreciate urban ecology.