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Around the World in 80 Ways: The Fabulous Inventions that get us From Here to There
A fascinating and engaging picture book exploring 80 exciting ways to travel, both past and present - from the obvious, to the crazy!
Travel around the world by yacht, tram, train, unicycle, jetpack, camel... any way you can imagine, in this non-fiction children's book.
Every mode of transport is part of a charming scene. See how astronauts travel around space, watch surfers ride the waves at the beach, and race to an emergency with the firefighters. Illustrator Katy Halford's beautiful drawings brings the scenes to life and fun complementary facts will prompt discussion and laughter between readers. How would you choose to travel? Donkey, pedalo, moon buggy?
From the small to the big, the familiar to obscure, take your pick from the amazing 80 shown in DK's Around the Way in 80 Ways !
Travel around the world by yacht, tram, train, unicycle, jetpack, camel... any way you can imagine, in this non-fiction children's book.
Every mode of transport is part of a charming scene. See how astronauts travel around space, watch surfers ride the waves at the beach, and race to an emergency with the firefighters. Illustrator Katy Halford's beautiful drawings brings the scenes to life and fun complementary facts will prompt discussion and laughter between readers. How would you choose to travel? Donkey, pedalo, moon buggy?
From the small to the big, the familiar to obscure, take your pick from the amazing 80 shown in DK's Around the Way in 80 Ways !
48 pages, Hardcover
Published November 6, 2018
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January 6, 2023
It was pretty good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I liked it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 17, 2018
This is a beautifully illustrated and fascinating children’s book on how we’ve traveled through the years. The book describes 80 different modes of transportation, from chariots to space shuttles. This book is so fun to look through and would make a great addition to a school library or for a homeschooling family. I could see myself using this book even for our preschoolers when we do our unit on transportation.
Always thrilled to review a DK Book! Thank you DK and NetGalley for this e-copy! I plan to look for this book when I visit the bookstore next. My opinions are my own.
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Always thrilled to review a DK Book! Thank you DK and NetGalley for this e-copy! I plan to look for this book when I visit the bookstore next. My opinions are my own.
This will appear on the blog Thursday December 20, 2018.
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January 6, 2023
How many different modes of transportation have you taken? We had a fun time counting how many we’ve done (I counted 37 🙂), how many were our favorite, & which ones we’d like to try (hot air balloon, for sure!). There were so many more modes that could’ve been added so it received 4 stars…but still a fun & informative book 💙
October 2, 2018
We travel a lot, all over the world, so my children really enjoyed this book! I highly suggest everyone, young and old read it!
August 21, 2019
This book was ok. The pictures were fun but not exceptional, and the color palate was attractive. The idea behind this book was better than the execution. A kid who is a fluent reader and fascinated with travel/locomotion might really enjoy poring over this book by themselves, but the text is too complicated for an early reader for which the information might be more appropriate-- and the layout/lack of cohesiveness does not lend itself to reading out loud or sharing with a group. In order to utilize this book with a younger kid, I would use it as a general conversation starter, probably mostly ignoring or paraphrasing the text and discussing the different machines/tools/animals with them. There is no discernable organization to the presentation of the 80 ways-- either geographically, physically, or historically. In general, 3-5 ways of traveling are presented on every page spread, but inexplicably, camels and cars each get their own 2 page spread. The information provided about each method of transportation is not standardized, making comparisons across methods inconvenient. One good element of this book, is the alphabetized index in the back, which makes finding a specific mode of transportation easy, and also gives an at-a-glance big picture of the content of the book. 2.5.
November 20, 2019
Around the World in 80 Ways is an illustrated list of things that have helped people from all over the world to get from Point A to Point B throughout history.
From the earliest forms of canoes and carriages and trains to more unique forms of transportation such as the unicycle, zipline, and even hot air balloons! This book covers everything that floats in the sea, flies in the air, and gets us across the land.
We traverse different parts of the world in different eras and learn how transportation has changed over time. Each subject listed is explained in a quick but educational paragraph and there is a handy index at the end!
If you could choose anything at all, how would you travel?
This picture book review was originally shared on Lazy Day Literature.
From the earliest forms of canoes and carriages and trains to more unique forms of transportation such as the unicycle, zipline, and even hot air balloons! This book covers everything that floats in the sea, flies in the air, and gets us across the land.
We traverse different parts of the world in different eras and learn how transportation has changed over time. Each subject listed is explained in a quick but educational paragraph and there is a handy index at the end!
If you could choose anything at all, how would you travel?
This picture book review was originally shared on Lazy Day Literature.
February 25, 2019
A top quality, hardback, non-fiction book which I would recommend for every home or school library.
Every page is fully illustrated with gorgeous artwork by Katy Halford, exploring and explaining the 80 forms of transport mentioned in the title.
I am very grateful to Toppsta.com and DK Books for sending me a copy of this delightful book to review.
You can read my full reviews on Toppsta here: https://toppsta.com/books/details/575...
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Every page is fully illustrated with gorgeous artwork by Katy Halford, exploring and explaining the 80 forms of transport mentioned in the title.
I am very grateful to Toppsta.com and DK Books for sending me a copy of this delightful book to review.
You can read my full reviews on Toppsta here: https://toppsta.com/books/details/575...
or on my own blog here: https://vsviewfromthebookshelves.home...
February 8, 2020
Suka banget dengan gaya ilustrasinya.
Saya pikir buku ini berisi alat transportasi yang serius, namun lucu juga ada space hopper, pogo stick bahkan pushchair termasuk alat transportasi yang dijabarkan.
Saya pikir buku ini berisi alat transportasi yang serius, namun lucu juga ada space hopper, pogo stick bahkan pushchair termasuk alat transportasi yang dijabarkan.
June 22, 2020
I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I enjoyed this pictures in the book. They were fun and colorful. Kids interested in travel and inventions will enjoy learning more.
I enjoyed this pictures in the book. They were fun and colorful. Kids interested in travel and inventions will enjoy learning more.
February 27, 2023
This is a good book for a preschooler learning about transportation. :-) Most of the methods of transportation are modern, but there are some historical modes mentioned as well. The artwork is cartoony, bright, and appealing.
December 17, 2022
Around the World in 80 Days shows hundreds of people use transportation. Very interesting.
January 8, 2026
An engaging book and I loved the illustrations
January 2, 2019
“Around the world in 80 ways” is a quick run through 80 “fabulous ways to get from here to there” with artwork to accompany it. It starts with the dugout boat and goes right through to moon buggy with plenty in-between, although walking is not deemed fabulous enough to feature.
The 80 entries typically feature an informative paragraph about the mode of getting around. For example I was watching Thomas the Tank Engine the other day with my 4-year-old son and we were talking about why Thomas needs water and coal (his tank had run dry). If we’d read this book first we’d have known that a “steam train burns coal to heat water and create the steam that powers the engine, with the fireman constantly having to shovel coal onto the fire.” Note: not all the entries talk about how the transport works, e.g. the car engine and how it works is not discussed.
Other entries contain a little bit of history, e.g. for ice skates the author says that “around 5,000 years ago humans worked out that it was quicker to slide across ice than to walk, so they made skates from animal bone.”
There are also entries for modes of transport my son has never heard of before, like a funicular railway and a vaporetto (which is a waterbus from Venice). Also some entries – car, hot air balloon and camel – are longer and feature 4-paragraph entries instead of the normal single paragraph.
All entries are accompanied by child-friendly artwork showing the vehicle or mode of transport. These are arranged such that the double page scene contains multiple of these in the one setting which is a good way of doing it.
Overall a nicely-presented book for kids to flick through.
The 80 entries typically feature an informative paragraph about the mode of getting around. For example I was watching Thomas the Tank Engine the other day with my 4-year-old son and we were talking about why Thomas needs water and coal (his tank had run dry). If we’d read this book first we’d have known that a “steam train burns coal to heat water and create the steam that powers the engine, with the fireman constantly having to shovel coal onto the fire.” Note: not all the entries talk about how the transport works, e.g. the car engine and how it works is not discussed.
Other entries contain a little bit of history, e.g. for ice skates the author says that “around 5,000 years ago humans worked out that it was quicker to slide across ice than to walk, so they made skates from animal bone.”
There are also entries for modes of transport my son has never heard of before, like a funicular railway and a vaporetto (which is a waterbus from Venice). Also some entries – car, hot air balloon and camel – are longer and feature 4-paragraph entries instead of the normal single paragraph.
All entries are accompanied by child-friendly artwork showing the vehicle or mode of transport. These are arranged such that the double page scene contains multiple of these in the one setting which is a good way of doing it.
Overall a nicely-presented book for kids to flick through.
October 27, 2019
This is an outstanding book to span many ages and interests. The word-play on "80 Days" is a great hook, and inside the pages we find a reach back into time to consider ways transportation extended beyond our own two feet. Over time and geography and resources and innovation we find that transportation choices develop to meet local needs and social standing.
This is an excellent way to incorporate picture books with social studies (access, roles, opportunities, manufacturing, economies, etc.) and science (technology, invention, materials, environmental impact, etc.) and also math (sorting categories of movement, economy of scale, opportunity/benefit costs, etc.).
This is an excellent way to incorporate picture books with social studies (access, roles, opportunities, manufacturing, economies, etc.) and science (technology, invention, materials, environmental impact, etc.) and also math (sorting categories of movement, economy of scale, opportunity/benefit costs, etc.).
August 21, 2022
After reading this book, I then caunted how many I had used about: the fabulous inventions to get from here to here. Approximately 22, only about 27%. Those things are go-kart, bicycle, motorbike, bowtop wagon, coach (bus), taxi, double-decker bus, metro train, car, ferry, speedboat, ice skates, cable car, whitewater raft, zipwire (flying fox), cycle rickshaw, tuk-tuk (in Indonesia: bajaj), scooter, rowing boat, ambulance, overground train, and passenger jet (plane). And I wanna try some more. What about you?
August 27, 2018
I thought this book was very comprehensive. I even learned about two modes of transportation that I had never heard of before (funilcular railway and valporetto). This is a great starting point for children, who want a little information about a lot of different vehicles.
My one caution to American readers is that this is written by a British author, and there are 14 vehicles that have unfamiliar names. (Examples: "pushchair" instead of stroller, and "quad bike" instead of 4-wheeler or ATV).
Overall, it is a great book.
My one caution to American readers is that this is written by a British author, and there are 14 vehicles that have unfamiliar names. (Examples: "pushchair" instead of stroller, and "quad bike" instead of 4-wheeler or ATV).
Overall, it is a great book.
September 4, 2018
We loved this book! My 7-year-old and I had a blast reading this. Not only is it beautifully illustrated- you'll find accurate and easy-to-understand information. I'm homeschooling a child who LOVES all things that move so this was right up his alley. There are modes of transportation in here I've never heard of as well as modes from eras gone by. I think this would make a fantastic addition to a home library or classroom book. You could even use it as a launching point for a research project. Highly recommend!
Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book so I could share my honest opinions and thoughts with you.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book so I could share my honest opinions and thoughts with you.
September 24, 2018
Kids will enjoy travelling the world via 80 means of transportation. What a fun way to learn about some lesser known ways of getting around while getting a glimpse of worldwide scenery. The author has also sprinkled fun historical tidbits throughout. Illustrations completely fill each page and there are oodles of things to explore on each page. Each reading will yield new details!
Ways I can see families and educators using this book:
*Fun visual catalog of every imaginable form of transportation
*Springboard to research what countries use that form of transportation
*Look up when each mode of transportation first came into use.
*Write a story about the people you find in the book
The last double page spread of the book provides a visual table of contents. You get a thumbnail sketch of the featured mode of transportation along with the page number. I think it would have been nice to also include an alphabetized index for ease in returning to a favorite method of transportation.
Disclaimer: I received a free digital copy of Around the World in 80 Ways from NetGalley. No other compensation was received.
Ways I can see families and educators using this book:
*Fun visual catalog of every imaginable form of transportation
*Springboard to research what countries use that form of transportation
*Look up when each mode of transportation first came into use.
*Write a story about the people you find in the book
The last double page spread of the book provides a visual table of contents. You get a thumbnail sketch of the featured mode of transportation along with the page number. I think it would have been nice to also include an alphabetized index for ease in returning to a favorite method of transportation.
Disclaimer: I received a free digital copy of Around the World in 80 Ways from NetGalley. No other compensation was received.
November 28, 2018
Around the World in 80 Ways: The Fabulous Inventions that Get Us From Here to There from DK, with illustrations by Katy Halford is a children's non fiction book about different modes of transportation. Travel around the world by yacht, tram, train, unicycle, jetpack, camel... everything you can imagine! Each scene depicts various exciting things that go and provides a wealth of interesting information. The fun and charming illustrations will prompt discussion and the incredible facts on every page will amaze readers.
Around the World in 80 Ways: The Fabulous Inventions that Get Us From Here to There is a well illustrated book, using realistic but colorful depictions of everything from the dugout boats and horses that were among the first modes of travel people used, to the more unusual items like kiteboards and unicycles. Each invention or animal used for transportation has a brief explanation, offering some history of tidbit about comfort using that type of travel. Some items, like the car, hot air balloon, and camel have much more information than the rest. I can think of many young readers from my past elementary school library position that would have adored this book, and think it will be a favorite for some.
Around the World in 80 Ways: The Fabulous Inventions that Get Us From Here to There is a well illustrated book, using realistic but colorful depictions of everything from the dugout boats and horses that were among the first modes of travel people used, to the more unusual items like kiteboards and unicycles. Each invention or animal used for transportation has a brief explanation, offering some history of tidbit about comfort using that type of travel. Some items, like the car, hot air balloon, and camel have much more information than the rest. I can think of many young readers from my past elementary school library position that would have adored this book, and think it will be a favorite for some.
February 1, 2019
This visually appealing book consists of a series of two page spreads. Each features modes of transportation. For example, there are two pages that illustrate and talk about hot air balloons. There is another two page spread that is about travel by camel and yet another that features fire engines, police cars and ambulances. I found Around the World in 80 Ways to be a fun, engaging and well illustrated book. I learned a lot about ways of getting around! If you know a child who is interested in how we move, they will most likely enjoy leafing through this book.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. The opinions are my own. Happy trails!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. The opinions are my own. Happy trails!
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