RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN THE MIDDLE GRADES, PARTICULARLY IN GRADE 6, THIS ILLUSTRATED SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOK OR READING MATERIAL CONTAINS A STORY WHICH CAN PROMOTE BASIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT URBAN LIVING AND, MORE SPECIFICALLY, CAN STIMULATE AN APPRECIATION FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS ARE PRESENTED. GUIDELINES FOR THE TEACHER INCLUDE (1) CHAPTER LESSON PLANS FOR MOTIVATION, READING SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AND INSTRUCTION IN SOCIAL CONCEPTS, (2) ANNOTATIONS ON EACH PAGE, AND (3) A RESOURCE LIST OF SUPPLEMENTARY BOOKS, FILMS, AND FILMSTRIPS. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. (LB)