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Early morning

Rush hour

The workday begins

Midmorning

Lunchtime

A rainy afternoon

Evening

Nighttime



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j Millbrook Press / Minneapolis



First American edition published in 2009 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

Copyright © 2004 by Orpheus Books Ltd.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Harris, Nicholas.

A day in a city / by Nicholas Harris. — 1st American ed.

p. cm. — (Time goes by)

Summary: text and bird’s-eye-view illustrations portray a busy day in a city, including

activities at a school, an apartment building, a theater, and a museum. Includes related activities.

Includes index

ISBN 978–1–58013–552–8 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

1. City and town life—Fiction. I. Title

PZ7.H24339 2009

[E]—dc22 2008000627

Manufactured in the United States of America1 2 3 4 5 6 — BP — 14 13 12 11 10 09

978-0-7613-4674-6



Introduction 4

6:00 a.m. :

Early morning 6 8:00 a.m. : Rush hour 8

9:00 a.m. : The workday begins 10

11:00 a.m. : Midmorning 12

1:00 p.m. : Lunchtime 14

4:00 p.m. : A rainy afternoon 16

7:30 p.m. : Evening 18

11:00 p.m. : Nighttime 20

Glossary 22

Learn More about Cities 23

A Closer Look 24

Index 24

Table of Contents



THIS IS THE STORY of

a day in a city. All the pictures have exactly the

same view. But each one shows a different time

of day. Lots of things happen during this day.

Can you spot them all?

Some pictures have parts of the walls taken away.

This helps you see inside the buildings.



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Introduction

As you read, look for people who appear

throughout the day. For example, keep your eye on

one of the office workers. He never leaves his desk.

And watch for the burglar wearing a mask. His day

doesn’t turn out the way he planned. Think about

what stories these people might tell about living in a city.

You can follow all the action in the city from morning to night. The

clock on each right-hand page tells you what time it is.

The city is filled with action all day long. Shoppers,

students, and workers come and go. The cats and

dogs in the neighborhood have a busy day too.

There’s always something new to find!



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Can youf i n d . . .

a sleepwalker?

Early in the morning, most people are

asleep. But a few are out and about

already. A dog enjoys chasing two early-

morning runners. The street cleaners areat work. One poor man has been working

in his office all night. Another night worker,

a burglar, is just returning home. He had a

busy night robbing people’s houses.



6:00 A.M.

Early morning

Rush hour

The workday begins

Midmorning

Lunchtime

A rainy afternoon

Nighttime

Evening



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the burglar?

a newsstand?

Traffic fills the streets. Everyone is on

the move. Men and women travel to work.

Children make their way to school. Two cars

have an accident on the corner. The crash

blocks traffic. Meanwhile, people selling

goods set up tables at the market. Workers

clean up the theater and the museum. A

cleaner at the museum does not notice some

strange things happening behind her back.



8:00 A.M.

Early morning

Rush hour

The workday begins

Midmorning

Lunchtime

A rainy afternoon

Evening

Nighttime



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an office worker?

a motor scooter?

a break-dancer?

The working day has begun. At school,

the first class is starting. The shops are

open for business. A rehearsal begins at

the theater. The office workers are at theirdesks. Above them, two sculptors are

forming something from gray clay. What

will it be? Outside, the traffic has snarled to

a halt. A truck is towing one of the crashed

cars. Some roadwork has also started.



9:00 A.M.

Early morning

Rush hour

The workday begins

Midmorning

Lunchtime

A rainy afternoon

Nighttime

Evening

C



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road repair?


an artist?

some balloons?

Prepress:Needs to show 11:00

At midmorning, the city streets are still

busy. People buy food and clothes at the

market. New suits arrive at the clothing

shop. The museum has opened to visitors.

One boy is sure he saw the caveman move.

The road workers have broken open a water

pipe. Water sprays everywhere! The burglar,

meanwhile, gets ready to go to bed.



11:00 A.M.

Early morning

Rush hour

The workday begins

Midmorning

Lunchtime

A rainy afternoon

Nighttime

Evening

Can you



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Can you

f i n d . . .

a museum guide?

a motorcycle rider?

a garbage can?

some actors?

Time for lunch! The students are allowed

to leave school. Most of the office workers

take a break. Customers fill the cafe. But

the weather is taking a turn for the worse.

The sky is darkening. The first raindrops

fall. A few people take out their umbrellas.

Suddenly, a thief grabs somebody’s bag

in the market. People chase the thief.

Meanwhile, the burglar is fast asleep.



1:00 P.M.

Early morning

Rush hour

The workday begins

Midmorning

Lunchtime

A rainy afternoon

Nighttime

Evening

Can you



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a man falling?

an umbrella?

some dancers?

a spider?

a TV cameraman?

Later in the afternoon, the rain is pouring

down. Most people huddle under umbrellas.

But one couple decides to dance! School has

finished for the day. The office workers have

a small party. In the museum, a television

reporter interviews the boy who saw the

caveman move. While the burglar sleeps,

another burglar sneaks into his apartment!



4:00 P.M.

Early morning

Rush hour

The workday begins

Midmorning

Lunchtime

A rainy afternoon

Nighttime

Evening

Can you



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yf i n d . . .

a cat?

a streetlight?

some theatergoers?

a skateboarder?

an art class?

It is early evening. The rain has stopped.

People arrive at the theater. They find

their seats and wait for the performance

to start. An art class takes place in theschool. Some children skateboard in the

empty marketplace. Everyone has left the

museum. The exhibits can move freely! The

burglar wakes up to discover his bag of

stolen goods is gone.



7:30 P.M.

Early morning

Rush hour

The workday begins

Midmorning

Lunchtime

A rainy afternoon

Nighttime

Evening

Can youf i d



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a bat?

a bicyclist?

a sculpture?

a manwalking his dog?

f i n d . . .

a taxi?

It is late. The play is over. People are on

their way home. Only people walking their

dogs and a few dancing men are still on the

streets. The office worker falls asleep at hisdesk. The sculptors in the apartment above

celebrate. Their whale is finished! One of

the museum workers finally sees the moving

caveman. Some people leaving the theater

catch the burglar. Another busy day in thecity has ended!



11:00 P.M.

Early morning

Rush hour

The workday begins

Midmorning

Lunchtime

A rainy afternoon

Nighttime

Evening



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Glossary

burglar: a person who breaks into buildings or homes andsteals things

caveman: a human who lived in a cave long, long ago

rehearsal: a practice for a performance

sculptors: people who make sculptures

sculpture: something carved or shaped from clay, stone, metal,wood, or another material

sleepwalker: a person who gets out of bed and walks while sleeping

taxi: a car with a driver whom people pay todrive them where they want to go

theatergoers: people who go to the theater tosee a play or other performance



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Learn More about Cities

Books

Gordon, Sharon. At Home in the City. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2006.

Johnson, Stephen T. Alphabet City. New York: Viking, 1995.

Raschka, Chris. New York Is English, Chattanooga Is Creek. New York: Atheneum Books for

Young Readers, 2005.Rotner, Shelley. Senses in the City. Minneapolis: Millbrook Press, 2008.

Sterling, Kristin. Living in Urban Communities. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 2008.

Websites

City Creator

http://www.citycreator.com/

This site allows you to build your very own city. You choose the roads, buildings, cars,

and people for the city.

Local Legacies: Celebrating Community Roots

http://www.loc.gov/folklife/roots/ac-home.html

Check this site to look for events taking place in a city near you.



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artist, 12

burglar, 5, 6–9, 12–21

car crash, 8–11caveman, 12–13, 16–17, 20–21

museum, 8–9, 12–21

office workers, 5, 6–7, 10–11,

14–17, 20–21

rainstorm, 14–17

roadwork, 10–13

school, 9, 10, 14–18

sculptors, 10–11, 20–21

street cleaners, 6–7theater, 8–9, 10–11, 18–21

thief, 14

traffic, 8–11

Index

A Closer LookThis book has a lot to find. Did you see people who showed up again

and again? Think about what these people did and saw during the year.

If these people kept journals, what would they write? A journal is a book

with blank pages where people write down their thoughts. Have you ever kept

a journal? What did you write about?

Try making a journal for one of the characters in this book. You will need

a pencil and a piece of paper. Choose your character. Give your character a

name. Write the name of the time at the top of the page. Underneath, writeabout the character’s life during that time. Pretend you are the character. What

do you do all day long? Is your life hard or easy? Why? What have you noticed

about the other people in the city? Have you seen anything surprising? What?

Don’t worry if you don’t know how to spell every word. You can ask a parent or

teacher for help if you need to. And be creative!



Read all the books in the Time Goes By series!

A Day at a Zoo

A Day at an Airport

A Day in a City

A Year at a Construction Site

A Year at a Farm

A Year in a Castle

A Year in the World of Dinosaurs

A Year on a Pirate Ship

Traffic jams, news stands, and theater fans,oh my! Check out eight action-packed scenes to see what happens

during a full day in a busy city. In each picture, the city buzzes with

activity. Peek inside a school, an apartment building, a theater, a

museum, and more. Keep your eye on the clock too. By spendinga whole day in a city, you can watch events unfold from morning

to night.

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