Country Mouse and the City Mouse, The
illustrated by Isabelle Chatellard.; Abbeville Kids 1999
Country Mouse and City Mouse visit each other’s homes. They find that there are many differences, and they decide they each prefer their own way of living.
Economic Concepts
- Scarcity
- Land use in urban, suburban, and rural areas
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
Related Subjects
- Environment


Lesson 7, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
from Economics and Children’s Literature:
Students learn about scarcity of land and how this dictates how land is used in urban, suburban, and rural communities.