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K-Gr 3—An illustrated take on how seven real kids from different countries go about a typical day. Each spread introduces a new topic (family, teachers, chores, dinner, play, etc.) and dedicates a panel to each child, identified by country, with glossary words underlined ("Iran: I live in a second-floor apartment in the city of Gorgan, close to the Caspian Sea."). Lamothe was able to create the digitally rendered illustrations based on photos...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"This is me," announces the opening spread, while seven children, ages seven to eleven, smile out at the viewer and introduce themselves with their names and nicknames. Successive spreads show panels of each child's home, family, school attire, breakfast, school transport, teacher, classroom, handwriting, lunch, playtime, chores, dinner, evening, and bed. Finally, unpanelled and stretching across the double-page spread,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More