This was a great non fiction book for my kids. Having lived in a foreign country, but having been too young to go to school at the time, my kids loved seeing how different schools are all around the world, but also how they are similar.

I learned a lot about schools on boats, libraries on camels, and a whole lot more. Very colorful!
Written for Kindergarten to Grade 6.
The photographs of kids, schools, and libraries are complex and complete with sidebars of info.
Well suited for reading alone or WITH someone of any age, including ESL, and great for gifting to everyone, but especially to a school, waiting room, or your local public library!
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There are many books on the subject of how children learn around the world and what their classrooms look like, so did we really need another? In this case, I say yes! I was impressed with what this book brought to a fairly saturated subject.

This short nonfiction book features photographs of children at school in countries across the globe and is divided into short chapters, some of which are on general topics like "getting to school" and feature multiple geographic locations, and others that talk more specifically about unique aspects of specific schools, like floating schools in Cambodia and tent schools in refugee camps.

It is wonderful for children to simply see real images of other children around the world and how they learn, but in addition to this, <i>Schools Around the World</i> does a really nice job incorporating threads of other topics that connect to this one. There are small green blurbs here and there throughout the text that provide additional context and related information. For example, in the chapter about field trips there is an image of children in Kenya visiting a center for orphaned elephants. The small green blurb briefly informs readers about what poaching is and why centers like this exist.

Another standout chapter in the book discusses children who cannot attend school because they need to work to support their families. The tone is frank but age appropriate, and the accompanying green blurb suggests that one way to help stop child labor is to raise wages for adults so that parents can earn enough to support their families without their children needing to contribute. I do not recall seeing this brought up in any other work about children attending school, and I am very glad to see it brought up here.

Library selectors may be hesitant to acquire yet another book about schools around the world, but I would give this one a second look! It would be a valuable addition to any juvenile library collection.

This was fun, easy to read and so interesting! I loved how it showed different ways of going to school around the world. The photos are bright and friendly and do such a great job of pointing out how unique these places are.