Before I Lived Here
Stacy S. Jensen
Journey backward in time through all the layers of history that led up to your neighborhood’s existence.The building you live in has probably been around longer than you, so you may think it’s been there forever.
Book details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Neal Porter Books
- Published
- August 26, 2025
- Pages
- 32
- ISBN-13
- 9780823452231
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
New York Public LibraryNYPL Best Books for Kids 2025Picture BooksBank Street College of EducationBank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2026Five to NineSee the original listSources
- Before I Lived HereSource for: Description
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