Hidden City

New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2018

Celebrate nature in urban environments with award-winning science poetry from environmental expert and poet Sarah Grace Tuttle

With a perfect blend of science and poetry, Hidden City’s 27 free-verse poems from environmental expert Sarah Grace Tuttle demonstrate that nature can thrive anywhere, even in highly populated areas. The collection celebrates the animals, insects, and plants that live in cities and towns, including falcons that perch on skyscrapers, hungry bats that feast on an insect buffet atop a streetlight, and flora and fauna that take shelter in an overgrown lot. 

Beautiful collage illustrations from Amy Schimler-Safford show each species in its habitat, and back matter includes scientific information about the featured animals and plants .

2019 Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award

2019 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Notable Poetry Books List

2020 Rhode Island Children's Book Award Nominee

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards 2020 List

​California Reading Association Eureka! Gold Award (2018)

2019 CCBC Choices best-of-the-year selection—Poetry

2019 Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year