Super Cities! Chicago by Mark Shulman

Super Cities! Chicago by Mark Shulman

Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Chicago's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun

Did you know that Chicago's Home Insurance Building was the world's first skyscraper? Or that lacrosse was originally created by the Algonquian people? Have you ever heard that Walt Disney was born in Chicago? From the Great Chicago Fire, to delicious deep-dish pizza, Super Cities : Chicago covers it all, and is sure to engage any reader with fun facts about the history, culture, and people who make this city great. Dive into Lake Michigan, explore Little Italy, and join in the fun at Lollapalooza, all right here. Take a peek inside to learn more about the impressive, unusual, super history of Chicago

Mark Shulman has worked as a camp counselor, a radio announcer, a maitre d' in a high-end restaurant, a New York City tour guide, and an advertising creative. He's authored books about sharks, storms, robots, palindromes, gorillas, dodo birds, Star Wars, Ben Franklin, how to hide things, kill your enemies, and how to make a film from start to finish, among other subjects. Oscar de la Hoya (the boxer) and Shamu (the whale) are among the celebrities for whom he has written picture books. Mark is from Rochester and Buffalo, New York, but he's spent so much time in New York City that he sounds like he's from the Bronx. His children feel the same way. Kara, a reading specialist in elementary school, has flawless diction.