If You Were Me and Lived in... Australia: A Child's Introduction to Cultures Around the World: 8 (If You Were Me and Lived In...Cultural)

Former social studies teacher Carole P. Roman has penned a new addition in her exiting explorations of foreign cultures and customs with If You Were Me and Lived in ... Australia. In her years as a teacher parent and grandparent Roman noticed that there were few if any books about other cultures for young children. Roman has remedied the deficit and now introduces the new Australia installment in a series that educates kids parents and teachers alike. Roman recognizes that children love to discover the differences and similarities of other people and places in far-off lands. In this series she describes details that kids can relate to. Tailored to children from 3-to-8-years old her writing is simple but does not talk down to youngsters. Among the topics that are introduced in this journey to Australia are the unusual indigenous animals the extraordinary Great Barrier Reef the currency the beloved game of cricket and the national holiday Australia Day as well as the special nicknames people have for one another and the curious taste sensation Vegemite. This series is just enough facts to begin a discussion without overwhelming the child and can be expanded or contracted to fit the age group Roman explains. Carole P. Roman has created a marvelous premise for her series of educational childrens books: young readers are given the opportunity to realistically envision a foreign country without leaving their homes libraries or classrooms....Romans formula allows for so much lovely variety in each book of this series that it hardly seems like a formula at all...If You Were Me and Lived in ...Kenya is a short vibrant picture book brightly illustrated in cartoon style. The text is scant appropriate and does not deviate from the central theme. ForeWord Reviews Clarion Review