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School Days Around the World
School Days Around the World
Reviewed by: Jan Hamilton - Little Dolphin School, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: September 12, 2015
Review
Children will learn about some interesting facts about schools in thirteen countries when they pick up this title. In each two page spread a child may speak about his/her school environment, classroom setup, course work, arts, traditions and transportation. The illustrations enhance the text by addition visual information including uniforms, food consumed, physical appearance of the facility, and play opportunities of the school. Homeschooling and boarding schools are included adding dimension to the types of education children may encounter.
Although introductory information is provided on each school there is more learning opportunities in the back pages. This book offers a starting place for classroom discussion and individual children may want to know more about specific countries. Add this to primary school media centers.
School Days Around the World is a good addition to the Around the World series.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Ruurs, Margriet
Illustrator: Feagan, Alice
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Book Type: picture book nonfiction
Genre:
Audience: grades k-3
Binding Type: Choose Binding Type
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9781771380478
Price: 18.95