School Days Around the World

DK Readers Level 3

by Catherine Chambers

Kids will discover what a typical school day looks like for children all around the world in this fascinating book. They’ll meet students from seven different countries, and see how we’re all unique and diverse–and yet so much alike.

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Genres: Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the way this book was written from the perspective of the students and what to each individual was normal. No two schools are exactly the same, not in developing countries or developed countries. I believe the author was trying to give the reader a glimpse of some of the, sometimes major, differences between schools, while showing that some things are the same no matter where you go, things such as students playing together at recess or projects done. The countries covered include the United States, Peru, England (Great Britain), Ghana, India, Japan, and Australia. The book is not and does not try to be comprehensive. Nonetheless there is much here worthy of discussion.

[Bailey Towles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about seven different students who live around the world and tell about their school day. The different countries that were talked about were Australia, Japan, India, Ghana, England, United States, and Peru. In each country, each student's day starts in a different way. The book starts when the students first wake up/getting ready to go to school, go all the way through their school day with a very detailed schedule, and ends with what they do after school.

I gave this book five stars because I thought it was very interesting to see how school is different in different countries.

In the classroom, I would use this book during a social studies lesson. The students could do a compare and contrasting activity about the different schools mentioned in the text and their own school day. I think they would find that it is different more than it is the same.

[Cintia Argueta · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this book a because it was interesting to read about different schools around the world. I feel that we subconsciously think that schools around the world are like us, but schools around the world are different than in the United States.

In the book it go thorough seven different countries. It shows how each one is unique as well as diverse. Also, it shows how in some ways they are alike. There is a lot pf photography in this book and could really captivate the interest of kids.

I would use this book to teach about diversity. This book shows different people and I think that it is important for students to see people who are different than them. I think this helps them to appreciate the differences of others. It opens up the conversation of how we can all may be different but there are similarities in all of us.

[Jacklyn (ReadingBliss) · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was an enjoyable children’s book. I used it to help show my child a glimpse at how other children look and live in other countries during school. We would grab our globe and look up where the country was in relation to us and then read a chapter every night until we finished. My child is 6 and in kindergarten and had a great time with this activity.

[Kathryn Jaeger]

This book lets students look into the classrooms around the world and see what students in other countries do. Each country is represented by a student and you learn about what they do at school. It includes 6 countries and the United States. It has good pictures to help the reader visualize. There is a glossary to help with the understanding of unknown words.

[Toneeshia · Rating 5 out of 5]

School Days Around the World is a non fiction book intended for primary and intermediate aged children. This book is about an average school day on Earth Day for seven children in different countries intended for the reader to see the differences, but more for the reader to see the similarities and that even though someone is across the world they are more similar than one would think. The seven countries include India, Australia, England, Ghana, Peru, Japan, and America. The language used is what the child from the country would use, then translated to give the American English reader a full understanding such as when Francis stated that he had been woken by a dustbin lorry and then in parenthesis it stated “garbage truck.” The plot is effective in achieving the theme because each student learns math in the morning, has outdoor and indoor recreational time, as well as having an Earth Day project. There are photographs instead of illustrations demonstrating the student's day. Young readers will find School Days Around the World appealing because it gives them a glance into what it is like to be an average student in another country. This book would be great in discussing Earth Day as well other cultures.

[Maureen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Other non-fiction books like this seem to have current text, but outdated photographs. This nonfiction book is a quality book with current text and photographs. Students get to read about a school day for several children different around the world. The book does a great job of interweaving student's similarities and differences over four pages for each country. The author does a good job of keeping the story interesting for readers. This would be a great non-fiction book for any classroom discussing similarities and differences between the US culture and other cultures around the world.

[Karen Jenks · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another great non fiction book that I could use at different times or themes. This would be great to use in your classroom talking about where and when other children go to class. I could use it again around Earth Day, and I probably will because children love to hear stories over and over again.

[Jordan Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is fun for anyone to read. I enjoyed learning about different cultures and what their school day is like. this would be a good book for the children to read during independent reading time. Its cool to learn about children around the world!

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Non-fiction book about six kids around the world telling about their day at school on Earth Day.

[Ccokie Crummz · Rating 4 out of 5]

it give verry good info

[Shelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Non-fiction book about 6 kids from around the world telling about their day at school on Earth Day!