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61st out of 108 books
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27 voters
What We Wear
by
Maya Ajmera
Bright, uplifting photographs show children from different countries dressed in traditional clothing from each culture. Captions suggest context for the images; “Dressing up means celebrating who we are... and what we believe,” reads one. A smiling child from Papua New Guinea wears a feathered crown and necklace, while two children from Ethiopia are adorned with decorative...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 1st 2012
by Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
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What We Wear by Maya Ajmera, Elise Hafer Derstine, and Cynthia Pon feature photographs of children from different countries dressed in traditional clothing from each culture, with captions suggesting context for the images.
Photographs from over forty countries feature children dressed in a variety of clothing, much of it traditional garb of various cultures. The colorful images are grouped by by topics including play, teams, decorations, dressing up, beliefs, school, paint and masks, and pretend...more
Photographs from over forty countries feature children dressed in a variety of clothing, much of it traditional garb of various cultures. The colorful images are grouped by by topics including play, teams, decorations, dressing up, beliefs, school, paint and masks, and pretend...more
Photos of joyous kids from all around the world bring this nonfiction picture book to life. The text for the entire book is only a few sentences long and describes the different reasons kids dress up: to have fun, celebrate culture, indicate religious beliefs, etc. Each photo simply names the country it is taken in. The back matter has some extension activities but no further details about the pictures/costumes. This is definitely a bare-bones introduction to the subject matter, but it's perfect...more
A generally-good introduction to the variety of differences and similarities in clothing throughout the world. This book would absolutely have a place on my classroom's shelves except, unfortunately, not a single image comes from South Korea, my students' country of origin. That's not a fatal flaw for most readers, but my students so often encounter images of Chinese and Japanese culture in America, yet rarely their own, that I don't feel comfortable furthering that myself. For people without th...more
This bright, colorful picture book shows cultural apparel from around the world. The book revels in the unique colors, structure, beading and design. Filled with images of children with smiling faces wearing their unique clothing, the book does contain some simple information on the clothes. They are grouped in categories like dance and play, school clothing, and celebrating who we are. The simple structure and basic information makes the book more appropriate for preschoolers than elementary st...more
Discover the beautiful costumes donned by children across the entire globe in this bright early introduction to non-fiction. What We Wear has tremendous potential to serve a variety of uses, from educational to pleasurable reading in and out of the classroom or story time session. It’s visual language speaks volumes, with stunning photographs in arresting, saturated colors, and its text takes the reader on a global tour, stopping along the way to point out the reasons why we dress up, and highli...more
Beautiful photos of children from all over the world illustrate the wonderful truth that everyone likes to dress up. A delightful way to introduce your child to the diversity of cultures that make up humanity. Easy text and clear colorful pictures make this a good pick for all ages.
Feb 23, 2012
The Library Lady
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4 of 5 stars
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No real story, but glorious color pictures of children from all over the world dressed for holidays,school, play and more. Lovely for browsing or for preschools/kindergartens doing "around the world" sort of units.
I just really like books with real photos of kids from all over. This was especially nice because she's got them in regular clothes, festival clothes, religious clothes, play clothes, etc. Beautiful children!
Colorful photos of children from around the world showing what is common every day clothing and also how they may dress for various celebrations or traditions.
This is not a book to turn to for information in the form of text. However, it does provide beautiful colored pictures of children around the world.
Beautiful photographs and minimal text would make this book excellent to read to a child one on one. A great introduction to cultural diversity.
Pre-K to Grade 2. Great photographs of children from around the world and what they wear for sports, for special occasions, for school, etc.
A great book on what children wear all over the world. This book would be great for learning about differences in apperance of other children.
Best for 5+, vocabulary and print awareness. Non-fiction book about what people from different places and cultures wear.
I like that the photos picture children not just in festival clothes but school clothes, sports clothes, and play clothes too.
Global fashion tour featuring attractive, smiling children.
Add this to your study of countries and cultures! The photos (especially the candids) make this book a must see. Many countries are represented and back matter includes suggested activities (folk festival, museum trip, learn about clothes, learn about your heritage, make a mask, make a costume).
Jun 10, 2013
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May 29, 2013
Echo
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May 27, 2013
Mohamed Twab
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Apr 09, 2013
Rebecca
marked it as children-s-nonfiction-k-3
Jan 06, 2013
Emily Kimball
marked it as to-read
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