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32 pp.
| Millbrook |
September, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-7613-2893-9$22.60
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Joanne Friar.
Detailed pictures and informational text highlight changes in the United States from the late-nineteenth to the early twenty-first century. Michael, the great-great-grandson of Nathan, lives in the same house with a similar dog, but the family relationship isn't explored; it's just a frame for the past/present contrast of eight topics: energy, construction, light, communication, transportation, school, entertainment, and dinnertime.