How Much?: Visiting Markets Around the World [Library Binding]

Ted Lewin (Author, Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3–Lewin captures the excitement and unexpected beauty of marketplaces on four continents. He presents eight diverse outdoor venues, each one unique in its wares, from camels outside of Cairo and boats laden with fruit in Bangkok to a flea market in a New Jersey parking lot. Lewin accompanies each double-page watercolor scene with a poetic narrative that paints an equally rich picture. Art and text work together to bring all senses into play. In a flower market in Madras, India, for example, the author describes the scent of flower petals and freshly cut stalks, the visual delight of colorful petals heaped in baskets, voices bartering, and bodies crammed into the crowded, dimly lit bazaar. And while he accurately depicts the cultural and geographic differences of markets across the world, Lewin also shows that buying, selling, and bartering, as well as the language of trade, are universal. The author even presents the phrase How much? in a variety of languages, and includes a phonetic pronunciation guide. A fine choice for libraries looking for an accessible and captivating book about the world's marketplaces.–Carol L. MacKay, Camrose Public Library, Alberta, Canada
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From Booklist

K-Gr. 2. A companion volume to Lewin's earlier Market! (1996), this large-format picture book takes readers to five local marketplaces on four continents: a floating market near Bangkok, Thailand; an evening bazaar for flowers in Madras, India; a marketplace in the valley below Machu Picchu, Peru; a camel market outside Cairo, Egypt; and a flea market in Lambertville, New Jersey. The look and dress of the people vary from site to site, but in each place, the purpose of a market is the same--commerce. The last two spreads provide brief stops at an "Ethiopian" market in Brooklyn and a pet market in Cairo. With several double-page spreads for each locale, Lewin's paintings offer brilliantly colored, beautifully lit, and richly detailed impressions of people and places around the world. A few lines of text on each spread comment on the scene. Carolyn Phelan
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 40 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (January 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688175538
• ISBN-13: 978-0688175535
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,871,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "No matter how you say it...buying, selling, trading, and bargaining is a language we all understand.", April 15, 2006

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HenderHouse (Libertyville, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Much?: Visiting Markets Around the World (Hardcover)

All around the world, people buy and sell goods in markets. Ted Lewin introduces readers to six unique markets in such diverse places as Madras (India) and Lambertville (New Jersey). In Thailand, selling and buying takes place aboard long thin boats, where people buy fruits with such lyrical names as pomelo and rambutan. Some vendors even cook food right on their boats! Other highlights include a market high up in the Peruvian Andes and a camel market outside of Cairo. Lewin's watercolors have soft edges and very bright colors. The detailed pictures convey the bustling excitement of a market full of interesting goods. Consider pairing this book with Lois Ehlert's Market Day or with any of Norah Dooley's Everybody books (Everybody Cooks Rice / Brings Noodles / Bakes Bread / Serves Soup)

5.0 out of 5 stars Great classroom book for exploring the world, February 2, 2011

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John Scott "John Scott" (Newark, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Much?: Visiting Markets Around the World (Hardcover)

This is a book that is in many classrooms. It takes the child all over the world to places such as Egypt, Bangkok, to Moroccan Brooklyn and Southern New Jersey. It is painted realistically in the manner of photography. The artwork is very nice, soft, interesting. Children will get a good education about many different cultures through this book. It is recommended for the classroom or home-schooled child. Good for second and third grades.