Children of the World

Somewhere a child is walking to school past a market, a harbour or a skyline nothing like the one outside this reader's window. This board book introduces children from different countries and the cities they live in, with colour illustrations for each place and short text a parent can read aloud in one sitting. The pages invite comparison rather than delivering a lesson, which tends to prompt questions from a child: what is that building, why is she dressed like that, how far away is this. That conversation is most of what the book is for. What the story delivers: • Children and cities from several parts of the world across the pages • Colour artwork giving each place a look of its own • Short read-aloud text suited to toddlers and preschoolers • Prompts that open a talk about difference and similarity Written for young children and the adults reading with them, and useful in early-years rooms teaching about the wider world. Available through Boipoka.