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Ivanko, John D.
5 Reviews
(3)
K-3
This book's creators honor different types of art making, including painting, dancing, singing, and writing. The accompanying color photos, outlined in solid colors and set on bright backdrops, show kids from around the world being creative. A sense of joy permeates the book, from which readers will learn about both creativity and children from other cultures. Map.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
(2)
PS
Each double-page spread introduces a particular aspect of neighborhoods ("Neighborhoods have schools...places to worship...places to play"), while accompanying photos feature children from different countries to illustrate the ideas in the brief text. The engaging color photos and the simple words make this an excellent resource for multicultural community units.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2005
(4)
PS
The small format of this book doesn't allow children to pore over these images from schools around the world. The children, from such countries as the Dominican Republic, Iraq, and South Africa (shown in integrated schools), are portrayed in all kinds of learning situations. The large font text pulls the photos together in themes but competes with the small captions noting specific activities and the location of each setting.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt
(4)
PS
Spanning the world, this photo-essay shows children having fun, playing alone or with friends, using store-bought toys or handmade creations. Each double-page spread features a phrase in large type and short photo captions in smaller type. Two pages at the end of the book describe the universality of play. The page layout is busy, with four or five photos vying for attention. A map and a country index would have been useful.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt
(3)
K-3
Kids will be kids, no matter where they live, claims this celebration of the universality of childhood experience. Brief sentences describing activities (playing ball, sharing time with family) are accompanied by color photographs of children from countries around the world. Text and photos share an infectious joyfulness that tempers what could have been a heavy-handed message.
Reviewer: Jackie C. Horne
5 reviews
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