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My daughter has asked for a globe since we started reading this series. That's the best idea ever as a X-mas present.
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This book is a wonderful look at life in Mexico. It introduces Spanish and traditions of the Mexican people. It's the perfect way to introduce other countries and cultures to children. It's simply written and easy to understand. Many children will be able to read this and understand the traditions from Mexico from other shows.
I love books like this. When my children were little I used books like this to show them people of the world. We used some of the traditions to make them sink in just a b ...more
I love books like this. When my children were little I used books like this to show them people of the world. We used some of the traditions to make them sink in just a b ...more

In her new premiere series of the book If You Were Me and Lived In Mexico, Carole P. Roman once again put her background as a social studies teacher to work. Her goal here is to show children that even though the world is a great big place, we all do many of the same things.
This first book in her new series takes children on a journey to learn about Mexico. The book starts out with the same two children that are on the cover, showing where exactly Mexico is on the globe.
The book continues with t ...more
This first book in her new series takes children on a journey to learn about Mexico. The book starts out with the same two children that are on the cover, showing where exactly Mexico is on the globe.
The book continues with t ...more

My daughters used this book as a reference book for their Mexico fun-schooling journal. "If You Were Me and Lived In... Mexico..." is a great book with great information. My daughters had fun reading this book and using it to fill out their journal pages. This is an excellent book for homeschooling, or for anyone wanting to learn about other cultures around the world. This is much more fun than reading boring textbooks! Thank you to the author, Carole P. Roman, for sending us this book for our h
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In her new premiere series of the book If You Were Me and Lived In Mexico, Carole P. Roman once again put her background as a social studies teacher to work. Her goal here is to show children that even though the world is a great big place, we all do many of the same things.
This first book in her new series takes children on a journey to learn about Mexico. The book starts out with the same two children that are on the cover, showing where exactly Mexico is on the globe.
The book continues with t ...more
This first book in her new series takes children on a journey to learn about Mexico. The book starts out with the same two children that are on the cover, showing where exactly Mexico is on the globe.
The book continues with t ...more

With so many people living in the United States having a recent Mexican heritage, there are few people that do not know at least one person less than two generations from being Mexican. The current and at times hotly debated question of immigration reform focuses largely on people from Mexico, even though the undocumented umbrella covers people having many different countries of origin.
In the current world of globalization most of the children currently in elementary school will at some time hav ...more
In the current world of globalization most of the children currently in elementary school will at some time hav ...more

Oct 28, 2016
Suzy Davies
marked it as to-read