TY - BOOK AU - Saunders,Catherine AU - Priddy,Sam AU - Lennon,Katy TI - Children just like me SN - 9781465453921 AV - HQ781 .S33 2016 U1 - 305.23 23 PY - 2016/// CY - New York, New York PB - DK Publishing KW - Children KW - Juvenile literature KW - Geography KW - Illustrated children's books KW - Ouvrages pour la jeunesse KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION KW - Social Science KW - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - sears KW - picture books KW - aat KW - Picture books KW - Literature KW - Juvenile works KW - lcgft KW - Livres d'images KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes index; North America --; South America --; Europe --; Africa --; Asia --; Southeast Asia and Australasia; IG920L; Lexile N2 - Highlights the lives of children from over thirty countries around the world, explaining how their experiences are different, and yet the same, all over the globe; A favorite in classrooms, libraries, and homes, Children Just Like Me is a comprehensive view of international cultures, exploring diverse backgrounds from Argentina to New Zealand to China to Israel. With this brand new edition, children will learn about their peers around the world through engaging photographs and understandable text laid out in DK's distinctive style. Highlighting 36 different countries, Children Just Like Me profiles 44 children and their daily lives. From rural farms to busy cities to riverboats, this celebration of children around the world shows the many ways children are different and the many ways they are the same, no matter where they live. Meet Bolat, an eight-year-old from Kazakhstan who likes to cycle, play with his pet dogs, and play the dromba; Joaquin from New Jersey who enjoys reading and spending time with his family, and whose favorite food is bacon; or Yaroslav from Moscow who likes to make robots. Daily routines, stories of friends and family, and dreams for the future are spoken directly from the children themselves, making the content appropriate and interesting to draw in young readers. -- UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1620/2016448636-d.html ER -