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After we read this book my daughter had so many wonderful questions. I love how Roman's books educate and also inspire. My daughter started making up desserts and the ingredients they had just like in the book. This is probably one of my favorites in this fantastic series. There's a ton of information and really wonderful details. Another winner.
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Reviewed by Paola (age 9) for Reader Views (01/17)
“If You Were Me and Lived in Egypt” by Carole P. Roman, is the story about one of the oldest countries on Earth, located in both continents of Africa and Asia. The capital, Cairo, was built on the Nile River, and is the largest city of the Middle East.
Your name would have been Youseff, Salma, or Fatima if you were the youngest sister. Calling “Ummi” to your mom and “Baba” to your dad. The currency that is used is the Egyptian pound.
One of the pla ...more
“If You Were Me and Lived in Egypt” by Carole P. Roman, is the story about one of the oldest countries on Earth, located in both continents of Africa and Asia. The capital, Cairo, was built on the Nile River, and is the largest city of the Middle East.
Your name would have been Youseff, Salma, or Fatima if you were the youngest sister. Calling “Ummi” to your mom and “Baba” to your dad. The currency that is used is the Egyptian pound.
One of the pla ...more
Want to go on a great adventure with your children? You don't even have to leave the comforts of your home. Then look no further than Carole P. Roman's amazing, IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN ...EGYPT, A Child's Introduction to Culture Around the World. This exciting book will teach your children things about this wonderful country that they will want to visit over and over again just by picking up this book and not only reading it, but also enjoying the wonderful pictures. I love the way the auth
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We are heading to Egypt! So many fun things to learn about this country. Egypt is a transcontinental country. It means Egypt is in two countries. Part of the country is in Africa and the other part in Asia. Egypt is also one of the oldest nations. Let's explore!
Beautiful illustrations and the perfect amount of information make this book, and this series a must read. I love that it's not just boring statistics. We really get to learn about this country. Excellent writing and the characters make ...more
Beautiful illustrations and the perfect amount of information make this book, and this series a must read. I love that it's not just boring statistics. We really get to learn about this country. Excellent writing and the characters make ...more
Carole Roman has done it again with another learning about countries book. This one is on Egypt. I really like how she brings in simple words of the language they use while asking the child if he understands the word by using the illustration. Kids a sponges when something interesting as these books are and they learn about what living in another country is like.
I like the illustrations and the use of children in the story instead of adults. Kids relate well to other kids and that is what makes ...more
I like the illustrations and the use of children in the story instead of adults. Kids relate well to other kids and that is what makes ...more
I love the "If You Were Me and Lived In..." series of books by Carole P. Roman. I am privileged to have almost the entire collection from around the world. This one is a view of Egypt.
As with all of her books from this series, she follows a general format which includes: city capital, name for parents, names for children, money used,foods eaten, places to visit, school name, holidays.
This time some of those words were hard even for me to pronounce! Thank goodness for that glossary of terms in t ...more
As with all of her books from this series, she follows a general format which includes: city capital, name for parents, names for children, money used,foods eaten, places to visit, school name, holidays.
This time some of those words were hard even for me to pronounce! Thank goodness for that glossary of terms in t ...more
This is my favorite of this series...full review at Book Readers Heaven later today...
I am a big fan of the “If You Were Me and Lived in ...” series by Carole Roman. They are a valuable addition to the materials available for multicultural studies at the elementary school level. In general, this book is a solid addition to that library, yet it is unfortunate that it contains a very serious factual flaw.
Following the template of her other books Roman walks the reader through some of the basics of the life of children in modern Egypt, along with some of the history of the nation ...more
Following the template of her other books Roman walks the reader through some of the basics of the life of children in modern Egypt, along with some of the history of the nation ...more
"If You Were Me And Lived In ... Egypt" is a great book for kids to learn about different cultures around the world. This book is fun to read and packed full of information on Egypt, even back to Ancient Egypt times, which came in very useful for a research report resource for my daughter. There are pronunciation helps throughout the story as well as a pronunciation guide at the back of the book with definitions for different words. The pictures are bright, colorful and are fun to look at and go
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