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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.