Children Just Like Me
A new celebration of children around the world
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A favorite in classrooms, libraries, and homes, Children Just Like Me is a comprehensive view of international cultures, exploring diverse backgrounds from Argentina to New Zealand to China to Israel. Children will learn about their peers around the world through engaging photographs and understandable text laid out in DK's distinctive style.
Highlighting over 30 countries, Children Just Like Me profiles over 40 children and their daily lives. From rural farms to busy cities to riverboats, this celebration of children around the world shows the many ways children are different and the many ways they are the same, no matter where they live.
Meet Bolat, an eight-year-old from Kazakhstan who likes to cycle, play with his pet dogs, and play the dromba; Joaquin from New Jersey who enjoys reading and spending time with his family, and whose favorite food is bacon; or Yaroslav from Moscow who likes to make robots. Daily routines, stories of friends and family, and dreams for the future are spoken directly from the children themselves, making the content appropriate and interesting to draw in young readers.
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of this special project, all-new photography, maps, and facts give unique insight to children's lives in our world today showing their homes, food, outfits, schools, families, and hobbies.
A passport to a celebratory journey around the world, Children Just Like Me is perfect for children who are curious about the children of the world and their stories.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
More than 20 years after Children Just Like Me, this updated version of the book introduces 44 new children who live in countries that include Ethiopia, France, Japan, Kazakhstan, and Vietnam. As the book moves continent by continent, readers receive a geographic overview of each region followed by profiles of each child that fill a full page or spread. Photographs of the children and the peoples, places, and things in their lives are joined by concise descriptions of their homes, schools, interests, and cuisines: Shigo, a Maasai girl from Tanzania, enjoys porridge-like ugali and making beaded jewelry, while seven-year-old Shaowei from Beijing declares, "I want to create a robot that can solve everyone's problems." Rich with cultural detail, it's a vibrant resource that celebrates global diversity while underscoring commonalities that bridge nation, faith, and upbringing. Ages 7 10.
