Wake Up, World!: a Day in the Life of Children Around the World

by Beatrice Hollyer

Other authorsTony Robinson (Introduction)
Hardcover, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

SOC I.000 J

Publication

Henry Holt and Company / Oxfam

Pages

48

Description

A series of photographic images and a lively text are used to explore the differences and similarities between eight children living in eight different countries around the world.

Description

Shakeel rides to school in an autorickshaw. Sasha builds houses in the snow. Cidinha helps her mother crack nuts to trade at the market. All around the world children are waking up, going to school, helping their families, and playing with their friends.

Wake Up, World! follows eight children from eight different countries as each one goes through his or her day. Young readers can see how their own lives compare with other children's in such diverse places as Ghana and Russia, Australia and Vietnam, Brazil and England, India and the United States. A portion of the proceeds for this book will be donated to Oxfam, a non-profit organization working to address the causes of poverty and social injustice.

Collection

Barcode

6306

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

48 p.; 11.4 inches

ISBN

0805062939 / 9780805062939

User reviews

LibraryThing member lisa1.
A great book for children to learn the history and how children live in different countries.The book focuses on eight children from different places of the world. It shows how they wake up in the morning, their routes to school, and their role in their households. Children would probably like to
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see how young children live thats around their age in different places.
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Rating

(1 rating; 4)

Call number

SOC I.000 J
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