City I Love: Travel Poems for Kids

I love big cities. I love the rush, the crowds, the lights, the noise, the pulsing life.

My love of cities is what caused me to pick up this book: City I Love.

It's an illustrated children's book written by Lee Bennett Hopkins.

Every poem in it celebrates the energy and excitement of cities.

Most of the poems are about cities in general, only a few seem to speak about one city in particular.

The illustrations, however, do depict recognizable city-scapes.

I particularly liked the poem "Subways Are People" and its accompanying illustration, which shows people riding the subway in Mexico City.