Marc Brown - In New York

Summary: Beloved childrens illustrator Marc Brown takes readers on a tour of New York City with this lovingly crafted tribute that also serves as a handy travel guide. Provided by publisher
ISBN 978-0-375-86454-4 (trade) ISBN 978-0-375-96454-1 (lib. bdg.)
ISBN 978-0-307-97444-0 (eBook)
1. New York (N.Y.)Juvenile literature. I. Title.
F128.33.B76 2014
974.71dc23
2013020158 The illustrations were created with layers of watercolor and gouache on illustration board using brushes and sponges.

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Things looked and sounded very different then. The sounds of New York City have changed. Now over eight million people live here and almost fifty million people visit each year... and they make a lot of noise. The city grew to be the largest in America. And the buildings grew, too.

The Empire State Building is 102 floors tall and even has its own zip code: 10118. Its so tall that it is struck by lightning about a hundred times a year! The building has seventy-three elevators, and you can ride up to the eighty-sixth floors observation deck; on a clear day you can see New York City, across the river to New Jersey, and as far away as Connecticut. Once youve checked out the view from way up high, you can go down, down, down... to the subway! New Yorks subway is belowground and is the fastest way to get around. Its one of the oldest subway systems in the world; it opened in 1904. New York City is surrounded by water, so go for a ride on the Circle Line, which travels on the Hudson and East Rivers and sails under some of the citys many bridges. New York City is surrounded by water, so go for a ride on the Circle Line, which travels on the Hudson and East Rivers and sails under some of the citys many bridges.

Or take the Staten Island Ferry for a twenty-five-minute ride and see New York Harbor for free! Or take a boat to visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. People have been having fun in Central Park for over 150 years! Its one of my favorite places. Each year, more than thirty-eight million people visit, and theres lots to do: row a boat, swim, ice-skate, play sports, ride a horse (or a bike), go fishing. Thats not all: there are twenty-one playgrounds, thirty-six bridges and arches, and 24,000 trees. The park has its own zoo, too! Right across the street from Central Park is the American Museum of Natural History. New York even has a museum on the water: the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, at Pier 86. New York even has a museum on the water: the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, at Pier 86.

There are great interactive exhibits, and almost a million people visit each year. Hungry yet? In New York you can eat your way around the world. There are 24,000 restaurants, and thousands of food trucks for eating on the go. New York is the pizza capital of the world: the first pizzeria in the United States opened here in 1905. There are over 1,600 places that serve pizza in New York. Time for a walk on the High Line, a park built on a historic, elevated mile-long rail line with amazing views of the city and the Hudson River.

I like to walk along here in the morning when its quiet. Or try a walk across the magnificent Brooklyn Bridge. Wherever you walk in New York, youll see a great parade of people passing by. Speaking of parades, they happen all year long in New York, but the most famous parade began in 1924. Almost three million people line the streets to watch the annual Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade.