·Reading Level: Grades 3-6

·Learn the history of the land where Boston is now located, the history of the Boston marathon, the Algonquin tribe, the fight for independence, catastrophes that happened within the city, the more recent "Big Dig," the timeless architecture and the arts.

·Includes historical and current pictures of Boston, chronology of events in Boston spanning 1614 to today, suggested reading, glossary.

·Features maps of the land and the city.

Tamra B. Orr