A Green Place to Be: The Creation of Central Park by Ashley Benham Yazdani play cooking followed by individual illustrations of

followed by individual illustrations of the animals and plants that make their homes there

which provide a model for recording observations in nature

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A Green Place to Be: The Creation of Central Park by Ashley Benham Yazdani play cooking followed by individual illustrations ofHow did Central Park become a vibrant gem in the heart of New York City? Follow the visionaries behind the plan as it springs to green life. In 1858, New York City was growing so fast that new roads and tall buildings threatened to swallow up the remaining open space. The people needed a green place to be a park with ponds to row on and paths for wandering through trees and over bridges. When a citywide contest solicited plans for creating a park out