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The Street Beneath My Feet

by Charlotte Guillain

A foldout journey through the ground below

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    2018 ALA Notable Children's Book – All Ages

    Named a 2018 ALA Notable Children's Book – All Ages.

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A foldout journey through the ground below

The book’s eight-foot concertina foldout pairs two cross-sections: one beneath city streets and one beneath the countryside. As the scenes extend downward, they connect human-made features such as tunnels and pipes with animal burrows, rock layers, and Earth’s molten core. This side-by-side structure brings geology, archaeology, and natural history together in a visual exploration of what lies under familiar places. Its oversized format is designed to spread out for close looking, turning the book into a broad landscape to explore from surface to core and back out the other side.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in the natural world and what lies underground
  • Young readers who enjoy detailed illustrated nonfiction about city and countryside environments
  • Families or educators looking for a foldout book to explore together

Themes

Geology and layers of the EarthUnderground habitats and infrastructureUrban and rural landscapesArchaeology and natural history

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Book overview

This award-winning, double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey down through the layers of the Earth, all the way to the planet's core and out the other side.

When you're out walking around, whether on the city streets or a country trail, there's always so much to see and hear. But do you ever stop and look down? Have you ever wondered what's going on deep in the ground under your feet?

There are so many amazing sights to see! One side of the foldout shows the ground beneath the city, while the reverse side shows the ground beneath the countryside. The underground scenes include tunnels and pipes, creatures' burrows, layers of rock, and the planet's molten core, each running seamlessly into the next.

Mixing urban and rural settings, covering subjects such as geology, archaeology, and natural history, The Street Beneath My Feetoffers children the opportunity to explore their world through a detailed learning experience. And its foldout, laperello (or concertina) style, which extends to eight feet in length, is ideal for spreading out on the floor to pore over for hours.

Explore even more of the world with The Skies Above My Eyes (August 2018) and The World Around Me (October 2020), companion books from the Look Closer series.

A 2018 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K-12 (National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council)

A 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Notable Children's Book - All Ages

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