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Back to School: A Global Journey by John D. Ivanko, Maya Ajmera

kkh2025's review against another edition

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5.0

My edition of the book is from 2019. I think it's a wonderful look at how children attend school around the world. The pictures are colorful and engaging and the text succinct and descriptive. A great book for a home or school library.

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4.0

Filled with incredible photographs, this nonfiction picture book explores the different ways that children attend school throughout the world. Some children are homeschooled, others are taught at night, still others study in crowded classrooms. Children take different transportation to school from buses to camels to boats. Some children wear uniforms to school while others wear regular clothes. In all schools though, you learn math and reading. You understand the world better; you make friends.

The text of this book is simple and straight-forward, making it just right for even the youngest children heading to school. Each photograph adds to the larger story of going to school by explaining what is happening in each vivid image and what country the children are from. The photographs are stunning, filled with children from across the globe and offering real glimpses into their lives at school.

Just right for starting a new school year, this is a smile-filled joyous look at learning. Appropriate for ages 3-5.