A mother and her children take a field trip around their neighborhood in Boston. They visit the butcher and bakery and even go to the ice cream parlor for a sundae. This book is a great way to introduce children to the concept of a neighbor and community helpers. It also has the bus driver Bill take the family home after a busy day. There are plenty of conversations and vocabulary words that can be incorporated with this book.
We determined that this book was a good book due to the illustrations and vocabulary that was presented in the book. It was also a "good book" because it showed the life of a child who lived in Boston, so it was culturally diverse. It showed the MBTA, the North End, etc. So overall it would be a good book for children to read.
This book was pretty cute. I liked how it described the girls' experience with the bus and their tradition of going to town with their mother to buy groceries. I think it would be a fun read for kids who aren't used to riding buses or having to shop at different markets like in this story. It would be fun to compare and contrast.
Neat semi-autobiographical story about a girl's weekend trips into Boston with her mother and sister. I liked all the food mentioned especially!
I thought this book was really sweet, loved all the Boston images. LP wanted to hear more about the bus, less about shopping in the city.
The pictures in this book help support bus systems in the city which can be very unfamiliar to students who have not been in a city. The Illustrations are amazing.