Product Description

What’s it like learning maths in China? Are the games children in Mexico play different to the ones you like best? Children from Africa to the Americas explain in their own words what school life is like for them. Find out how some things are just the same as at your school, and how others are very different. Did you know that in Japan, children have lunch in their classrooms? or that in Peru children say prayers in the classroom every day? Meet kids from all over the world, visit their families, friends and teachers, see what school life is like throughout the day in each country and find out what lessons they like (and which ones they don’t!).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #43526 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 80 pages

About the Author
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund focuses on the protection, welfare and basic needs of children and their mothers in developing countries. UNICEF is currently working in 161 countries and is funded by contributions from governments and private donors.

Customer Reviews

a wonderful resource for parents and teachers
This is the sort of book that will keep your children interested and lead to many questions about other children's lives around the world. Even adults will enjoy reading it and will certainly learn a valuable thing or two. The images speak for themselves and the text is of added value. You can tell each child's "school story" in many different ways, because the individual profiles include a variety of elements, each relevant depending on your child's age and particular school experience so far. My daughter (3,5 years old) enjoys this book very much and it has been a successful birthday present for other children too. On a more formal note, it is a wonderful way to teach the value of education to your child.