TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hughes,Susan
AU  - Boivin,Valérie
TI  - Walking in the city with Jane: a story of Jane Jacobs 
SN  - 9781771386531
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Toronto, Ontario
PB  - Kids Can Press
KW  - Jacobs, Jane,
KW  - Women political activists
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - City planners
KW  - City planning
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - City and town life
KW  - Urban ecology (Sociology)
KW  - Urban renewal
KW  - Biographical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Illustrated works
N2  - "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 neighborhood 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."--
ER  -