Ocean State Libraries

Modern times come to a conservative Southern town in 1906 when the proprietor of the general store elopes with a woman half his age, and worse yet, a Yankee. The one thing you can depend on in Cold Sassy, Georgia, is that word gets around - fast. When Grandpa E. Rucker Blakeslee announces one July morning in 1906 that he's aiming to marry the young and freckledy milliner, Miss Love Simpson - a bare three weeks after Granny Blakeslee has gone to her...

Little Critter invites readers to explore his town and discover where everyone works and plays.

Describes the social and economic structure of city life during the Renaissance, from about 1400 to 1600, explaining how cities varied in government, commerce, population, and culture, and how they influenced the shaping of European civilization.

Recreates the life of the rich and poor family, the housewife, businessman, doctor, scholar, clergy, artist, and writer of the Middle Ages, with insights into many customs and traditions of the period.

Learn how to make city scenes from LEGOs with the help of Sean Kenney, a LEGO-certified professional.

Offers a street-by-street tour, not of an actual town, but of a composite which includes many elements typical of Roman towns throughout the Empire at the beginning of the first century A.D.

Describes life in a big city and on a farrm near a village.

Throughout his day, a young boy thinks of his father who is working in the coal mine that is located underneath the ocean.

Panoramic scenes show each stage in an imaginary city's fascinating history, from its beginnings as a Greek colony to the city it is today.