People And Places

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B R I TA N N IC A

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P EOP LE AN D
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In this book, you will:

discover interesting things about people and places.
learn new words.
answer fun questions.
play a search game.
find more activities at the back of the book.

C HICAGO

L ONDON

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PARIS

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You have friends
and maybe some pets.

Allaround you are the people
and places you know.

You know your neighborhood
and lots of fun places to go.

You know the people in your family.
There are so many other people
and places to find out about too!

You know your bedroom
and the other rooms in
your house.

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In big cities, the streets are full of traffic.
The air is filled with noise.
People crowd the sidewalks.
On every street, people are
rushing to get somewhere.

Uptown, downtown,
off to school or hurrying home—
everyone has somewhere to go.

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People from all over the world come to live
and work in big cities.
Many people work in offices and stores.
Some build houses or fix cars and trucks.
Some people work as cleaners, drivers, or cooks.
Others are teachers, police, andfirefighters.
Still others are doctors, dentists, and nurses,
who help us stay healthy.
There are so many
different jobs a person
could do!

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The city has many fun things to do.
You could visit a museum. There, you might see an
airplane hanging from the ceiling. Or discover a
room fullof dinosaur bones!

You could look at toys or tools from a long time ago.
You might learn a lot about how things work.

You can learn so much a
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You might see a play
or watch a parade
in the city.

Can you find these things
in the pictures here?

a marching band
two crazy clowns
a girl with a cat
a giant balloon
a boy in a cape
a statue of an angelsomeone on a horse
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In the country, you won’t see as many buildings or
cars. You might even be able to see the horizon.
Outside the city, everything seems more peaceful.
The air smells fresh, like flowers and grass.

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You might hear a flock of birds all chirping
at once. You might even hear the wind.

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In the country, you can see
and do lots of things.
You might float in a boat
down a quiet river.
You could chase butterflies
through a field.

Maybe you would ride a pony or feed some ducks.
You might build a fort in the woods…
or climb amountain.

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You might help with these jobs
if you visited a farm.
Or you might crawl up in the
haystack and take a nap!

Out in the country,
you could visit a farm.
Farmers grow the foods we eat.
They raise horses and cows, chickens and sheep.
Many people work in the farm fields. Others take care
of the animals. Some workers make shoes for the horses.

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