World Team
By Tim Vyner
I googled best multicultural children's books to find a book I should use as my book talk and I really liked this one because it isn't just about one cultural, it shows a common thread that all cultures have in common: soccer. Soccer is not as popular in the USA but because it is such a famous sport every where else, I think the author was smart to use it. It also culminates in a big world wide sporting event: The World Cup. In this book each page is a different child in a different country and setting all playing soccer, and most thinking about The World Cup. The illustrations were really what set this book apart, they told a story of their own, and the book could have almost done without the words because the illustrations held everything you needed to know.
I really liked how on each page on the side it had the country's name and the time at which it was, which could tie into time zones if you wanted to use this to teach multiple lessons.
I really loved this book because it doesn't just show one other culture, it shows snippets of lots and it shows how every country is very different in setting and how things are done. But that at the same time we all have a common interest and love: soccer.
I think this is a great book to start an "Around The World" unit about different places, or it could be used with older kids as a discussion about why some things happen in the world if we are all pretty similar.
Below is a link to a website that is called "World Peace Through Sports" and is really about empowering kids through sports to let them know they can change the world.
"Be the change you wish to see in the world"~ Ghandi
This book is amazing at showing how different nations can enjoy the same thing. I would like to use this book in my class to show how time is different in the world. I also like that the picture dictate what life may be like for each of the soccer players. The illustrations are amazingly detailed.
ReplyDeleteI love this! I think learning about things people from different countries have in common is a great way for the kids to connect with other people. It also opens up ways to learn differences. I think this is a great book for world cultures day or week!
ReplyDeleteI loved how this book doesn't focus on one particular culture, but many different nations brought into one book. I would love to use this for my class to teach how similar we are even in different places. I think Joanna's idea was great too of using this book to teach about time and how the time setting is different all around the world.
ReplyDeleteI really wish I didn't miss this book because I love soccer and it looks like it would be a great book to use to teach about cultures. Soccer is such a popular sport around the world, and would work well in many cultural lessons.
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