Review: SAYING HELLO TO KIDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR HOUSE.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2014
AS SOMEONE THAT GUIDES CHILDREN THROUGH HISTORY ON A WEEKLY BASIS (WORKING AS A MUSEUM DOCENT) I OFTEN FIND MYSELF EXPLAINING VARIOUS THINGS ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES SUCH AS WHAT A KIMONO IS AND WHY A JAPANESE PERSON MIGHT WEAR IT OR WHY THE NATIVE PEOPLES OF ALASKA, HAVE TO CATCH FISH FOR FOOD, AND NOW THE WHOLE PROCESS OF PHISHING WORKS, AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER PARTS OF MANY INTERESTING AND FARAWAY CULTURES. CHILDREN SHOULD DEFINITELY LET HIM ABOUT AS MANY DIVERSE PEOPLES AND CULTURES AS POSSIBLE. NOT ONLY BECAUSE THIS PROVIDES A BASIS FOR COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING LATER IN LIFE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT WILL TEACH THEM THAT NOT EVERYONE VIEWS THE WORLD THE SAME WAY THAT THEY DO, THEY MIGHT PLAY DIFFERENT GAMES AND EAT DIFFERENT FOODS OR WEAR DIFFERENT CLOTHES. LEARNING ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES WILL INSPIRE A CHILD'S IMAGINATION AND GET THEM INTERESTED IN THINGS LIKE FOREIGN LANGUAGES. SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO ADD A LITTLE DIVERSITY AND CULTURE TO A YOUNG AND DEVELOPING MIND GIVE THIS BOOK A TRY.IT WILL PRESENT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF VARIOUS CULTURES FROM WEST AFRICA TO JAPAN IN A VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND FORMAT EACH CHAPTER IS FILLED WITH INFORMATION AND FUN FACTS ABOUT A DISTINCT AND UNIQUE CULTURE SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD. EACH CHAPTER IS ALSO HEADED BY A FULL-COLOR, BRIGHT VIVID PHOTO SHOWING SOMEONE FROM THE PARTICULAR CULTURE. IN TRADITIONAL DRESS, AND IN SOME CASES, IN FRONT OF THEIR TRADITIONAL HOME SO THAT CHILDREN CAN GET A VISUAL SENSE OF JUST HOW DIFFERENT PEOPLE REALLY CAN BE. YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH THE KURIOUS KID SERIES OF BOOKS WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING AN INTERESTING EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.