This Is the Way We Go to School: A Book About Children Around the World [Paperback]

Edith Baer (Author), Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Some children walk to school; others ride a bus. Children go by ferry in New York, vaporetto in Italy, trolley car in San Francisco, and helicopter in the Alaskan Tundra. With fun-filled rhymes and colorful illustrations, children will discover just how much fun getting to school can be.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Jaunty rhymed couplets tell this informative, international tale about youngsters' diverse conveyances to the groves of academe. Ages 3-7.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1 --With the opening couplet, "One by one or two by two--/ come along, it's fun to do!," children are treated to a lively, lyrical peek into the world beyond Hometown, U. S. A. Each page (or, predominantly, double-page) shows and tells how children from very different cultures travel to school. The scope is broad, ranging from the desert sands of Egypt to Switzerland's snowy peaks. The exuberant watercolor washes (reminiscent of James Stevenson's style) complement each page's rhyming text, overflow with joy and motion, and add a visual zest that keeps the pages turning. The final bonus is two-fold. One single page lists the children's names from the story and tells where they live, e.g., "Niels and Solveig live in Norway." Following this is a world map with the children's countries shown. What fun to share the enthusiasm and questioning this book (a first for this age group) will generate. This book deserves a prominent place at home, at schools, and in the library because the total result is an ultimate example of excellence in education. --Mary Lou Budd, Milford South Elementary School, OH
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (August 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590431625
• ISBN-13: 978-0590431620
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #94 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > School & Education
  • #100 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Transportation

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for multiculural and transportation lessons, October 12, 1998

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This review is from: This Is the Way We Go to School: A Book About Children Around the World (Turtleback)

Next year I will be a teacher and I am starting to build my classroom library now. This book is a wonderful book to have. It discusses forms of transportation that most children would not think of. It also teaches them about other places in the world.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book for multicultural unit, January 7, 2006

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C. Leader "children's book lover" (Voorhees, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Is the Way We Go to School: A Book About Children Around the World (Paperback)

The illustrations in the book aren't fantastic, but they are clear and show the landscape of where each child lives. The text describes, using only a sentence or two for each page, how children around the world get to school. I think the brief text is great for the subject--since the book generates a lot of discussion, it takes awhile to get through. This is the type of book I would recommend in paperback for your classroom use; don't spend the extra money for a hardcover version. The kids enjoy hearing it but it's not something they'll ask for over and over. Oh- and the book has a back page with a map showing where each child is from. What a great addition for Kindergarten/First graders who are more familiar with the globe.

3.0 out of 5 stars nice but not outstanding, January 10, 2011

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This review is from: This Is the Way We Go to School: A Book About Children Around the World (Paperback)

My 5(almost 6) year old read it once and never picked it up again. To be fair it was competing with all the Christmas gifts. We have many books about different cultures but this one didn't seem to grab her. Probably better for the preschool set.