Scan barcode
Reviews
This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World by Matt Lamothe
azajacks's review against another edition
5.0
I support independent bookstores. You can use this link to find one near you: http://www.indiebound.org
agudenburr's review against another edition
4.0
This picture book shows the story of 7 real children from around the world. A very informational book and would be goo for one-on-one reading.
allerkins's review against another edition
3.0
Really cool book. I could see kids spending hours poring over the details. I love that the author included photos of the real families in the back. I didn't love that all the families were structured so similarly - 2 parent households with a mom, dad, and kids. A missed opportunity to include different types of families in an otherwise diverse book.
mldavisreads's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
4.25
Nonfiction picture book. I love books that show the same situation around the world (such as What the World Eats, and Pancakes to Parathas: Breakfast Around the World) so I was interested in this book that went through the day of 7 children around the world. The countries featured were Japan, Peru, Iran, Russia, India, Italy, and Uganda. The topics included meals, school, clothes, and free time. On the page where the children wrote their names, it was cool to see many different alphabets used (Cyrillic, kanji characters, Devanagari, Persian and then 3 with the Latin alphabet). Back matter featured photos of the families interviewed, information about the book's creation, and a glossary with more information on some of the terms used in the text.
I loved seeing into the lives of these children. I noticed how many of the children had school uniforms (4), how many had wooden beds (all but the Japanese futon, which was on the floor), what they drank with their meals (mostly water and milk, some juice and coffee/ tea), and so many other details. This book is great to pore over the details and would not work as well in a large group setting.
I loved seeing into the lives of these children. I noticed how many of the children had school uniforms (4), how many had wooden beds (all but the Japanese futon, which was on the floor), what they drank with their meals (mostly water and milk, some juice and coffee/ tea), and so many other details. This book is great to pore over the details and would not work as well in a large group setting.
nairam1173's review against another edition
3.0
Bit overly repetitive and easy to lose focus, and I wish the vocabulary was explained in-text instead of a list at the end. But it's a neat idea and the end surprise was great.
efs88's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book with my five year old and it prompted lots of discussion and comparisons. We really enjoyed learning about the different meals the kids ate throughout the day and we loved learning that the book was based on real families! The illustrations are beautiful and the vocabulary in the back taught me some new words I didn't know. Highly recommend for parents who want to teach kids about inclusiveness and what a big, wonderful world we live in. My only complaint is that the family structures were not more inclusive--all the families were heterosexual, two parent families, which is not a reality for everyone in the world.