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