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Children Just Like Me: A New Celebration of Children Around the World

by DK

A child’s-eye view of everyday life around the world

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A child’s-eye view of everyday life around the world

Profiles of 44 children across 36 countries organize this illustrated introduction to life in different places. Photographs, maps, and facts accompany accounts of homes, food, clothing, school, family, hobbies, and hopes for the future, with children speaking about their own routines and interests. The range includes rural farms, cities, and riverboats, giving the book a broad view of the settings where children grow up. Its focus on both local customs and shared experiences makes cultural comparison concrete for young readers.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 curious about how peers live in different countries
  • Families or educators looking for an illustrated introduction to cultures and everyday customs

Themes

Children’s daily lives across culturesCustoms and traditionsFamily, school, and communityShared experiences and differences

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Book overview

A favorite in classrooms, libraries, and homes, Children Just Like Me is a comprehensive view of international cultures, exploring diverse backgrounds from Argentina to New Zealand to China to Israel. With this brand new edition, children will learn about their peers around the world through engaging photographs and understandable text laid out in DK's distinctive style.

Highlighting 36 different countries, Children Just Like Me profiles 44 children and their daily lives. From rural farms to busy cities to riverboats, this celebration of children around the world shows the many ways children are different and the many ways they are the same, no matter where they live.


Meet Bolat, an eight-year-old from Kazakhstan who likes to cycle, play with his pet dogs, and play the dromba; Joaquin from New Jersey who enjoys reading and spending time with his family, and whose favorite food is bacon; or Yaroslav from Moscow who likes to make robots. Daily routines, stories of friends and family, and dreams for the future are spoken directly from the children themselves, making the content appropriate and interesting to draw in young readers.


To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of this special project, all-new photography, maps, and facts give unique insight to children's lives in our world today showing their homes, food, outfits, schools, families, and hobbies.


A passport to a celebratory journey around the world, Children Just Like Me is perfect for children who are curious about the children of the world and their stories.

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