What We Wear: Dressing Up Around the World
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- Author：Maya Ajmera
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Summary
Bright， uplifting photographs show children from different countries dressed in traditional clothing from each culture。 Captions suggest context for the images; “Dressing up means celebrating who we are。。。 and what we believe，” reads one。 A smiling child from Papua New Guinea wears a feathered crown and necklace， while two children from Ethiopia are adorned with decorative beads and shells。 Another spread shows children from Japan， the United Kingdom， the U。S。， and Malawi dressed in sports uniforms。 Although the book doesn’t include any specific information or details about the apparel featured， end pages suggest ways for readers to discover more about clothing worn around the world， both in the past and in the present。 Ages 4–7。
Reviews
Alyssa Fay
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1。 This book celebrates all cultures across the globe by way of showcasing unified clothing trends from country to country in sports， play， costume， school， and celebrations。 It includes beautiful images that helps each country include a snapshot into their heritage and culture。 This book teaches the reader a powerful lesson that children everywhere might look different in their appearance， as traditions vary across cultures， but they are all the same on the inside。2。 I really enjoyed the imager 1。 This book celebrates all cultures across the globe by way of showcasing unified clothing trends from country to country in sports， play， costume， school， and celebrations。 It includes beautiful images that helps each country include a snapshot into their heritage and culture。 This book teaches the reader a powerful lesson that children everywhere might look different in their appearance， as traditions vary across cultures， but they are all the same on the inside。2。 I really enjoyed the imagery in this text and found the message to be very positive and uplifting for young readers。 I think it is imperative that children learn about other cultures across the globe。 However， that being said， I caution an educator to provide more detail when reading the text。 I fear that a child might get the idea that all people from these specific countries dress in these traditional garments daily when many of them are just for celebrations or specific events happening within their cultures。 3。 I would pair this with a book with either a similar， but more detailed， informational text like "Children Just Like Me: A New Celebration of Children Around the World" by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff or I would pair it with a text like "Same， Same but Different" because both texts are trying to convey the same message about culture。 We are all different in our heritage and culture and specific day-to-day nuances but similar in that we all share the human condition。4。 I would use this book as a mentor text for writing to have my students tell me about their heritage or culture。 。。。more
Alison
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This book relies on pictures。 There is no story， the words only tell you where in the world each picture was taken。 It shows that while in most places people wear clothes， they may be different types。
Rosemary
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Wonderful photographs of children around the world in traditional dress。 My second graders enjoyed the book。
Jill
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A short book with limited text alongside photographs of children from around the world。 They all wear special clothes to school， for playing pretend， dressing up， and more。 At the end are suggestions to begin learning more about clothing and cultures from where you are - without a plane ticket。
Ledys
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The book features photographs of children from many countries dressed in national costume。 We love to learn about other countries， and this book provided a very interest springboard for conversation。
Joan Marie
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Few words with gorgeous photos。 Back matter with map and suggested activities to help young ones learn about other cultures carries the nonfiction content。 Part of the proceeds go to The Global Fund for Children。
Brooke Snyder
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Summary: What We Wear shows real life pictures of children around the world in different countries。 It shows that we all use clothing to dress up to have fun， to celebrate who we are and what we believe， we wear special clothing to go to school， to play sports。 This book shows all the bright colors and different clothing styles of different countries around the world。Personal Response/Critical Response: This book is very appropriate and relatable to children。 The illustrations are ALL child frie Summary: What We Wear shows real life pictures of children around the world in different countries。 It shows that we all use clothing to dress up to have fun， to celebrate who we are and what we believe， we wear special clothing to go to school， to play sports。 This book shows all the bright colors and different clothing styles of different countries around the world。Personal Response/Critical Response: This book is very appropriate and relatable to children。 The illustrations are ALL child friendly because all the illustrations are of children from different countries around the world。 I really loved this book and know that my students will too！ It’s kid friendly and fascinating。 Description of Illustrations: The illustrations are photographs of children around the world。 The illustrations are in color。Classroom Connections: After reading this book to my class， I will have the students research the dress of a different country。 What they wear in their culture， sports， school， jobs， etc。 After researching another countries dress， they will create a power point showing pictures of clothing as well as brief information describing the clothing。 I will also ask the students to go to their local library and find a book about another country and the clothing they wear and share it with the class。 。。。more
Ken Martin
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What We Wear Dressing up Around the World gives children so much insight on the world。 This book takes the readers on a trip around the world learning about many different races and cultures。 In the classroom this book would be great to help explain maybe a students culture。 The book does not have a lot of information but it does leave plenty of room for questions。 Students would be able to relate and some will learn about their friends。 This book would be great to have and read to students to h What We Wear Dressing up Around the World gives children so much insight on the world。 This book takes the readers on a trip around the world learning about many different races and cultures。 In the classroom this book would be great to help explain maybe a students culture。 The book does not have a lot of information but it does leave plenty of room for questions。 Students would be able to relate and some will learn about their friends。 This book would be great to have and read to students to help them learn about diversity and where people come from。 。。。more
Victoria Moore
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The gloriously photographed "What We Wear" by Maya Ajmera， Elise Hofer Derstine and Cynthia Pon is a children's book I'd enjoy even if it were just photos。 Artfully laid out with bold text accompanying the photos the children on all of the pages in different forms of dress are inspiring and beautiful。 I specifically loved the Japanese， Iranian and Swedish costumes because they utilized different prints cleverly also。 Despite its obvious appeal for children， as an adult who's also into fashion， The gloriously photographed "What We Wear" by Maya Ajmera， Elise Hofer Derstine and Cynthia Pon is a children's book I'd enjoy even if it were just photos。 Artfully laid out with bold text accompanying the photos the children on all of the pages in different forms of dress are inspiring and beautiful。 I specifically loved the Japanese， Iranian and Swedish costumes because they utilized different prints cleverly also。 Despite its obvious appeal for children， as an adult who's also into fashion， I enjoyed it and will probably refer to it again in the future。 。。。more
Bethe
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Bright， colorful photos of smiling children from around the world， showing off native costumes and other clothing。 Simple text explains the clothing and its significance， very accessible for young readers。 A colorful map in the back shows the countries represented in the book。 Also included in the back matter are activities and suggestions for families to investigate other cultures。 A great companion book to "Our Grandparents: A Global Album"。 Bright， colorful photos of smiling children from around the world， showing off native costumes and other clothing。 Simple text explains the clothing and its significance， very accessible for young readers。 A colorful map in the back shows the countries represented in the book。 Also included in the back matter are activities and suggestions for families to investigate other cultures。 A great companion book to "Our Grandparents: A Global Album"。 。。。more
Carissa
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A nice picture book collecting photos of kids from all over the world， comparing and contrasting how we dress。 Would work nicely for kids who liked "Global Babies" and other books from this "Around the World" series as well as "Children Just like Me" by DK & Unicef。 A nice picture book collecting photos of kids from all over the world， comparing and contrasting how we dress。 Would work nicely for kids who liked "Global Babies" and other books from this "Around the World" series as well as "Children Just like Me" by DK & Unicef。 。。。more
Autumn Bumgarner
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I loved how the photographs show children from different countries dressed in traditional clothing from each culture。 The pictures are amazing and it shows so much about the different cultures but yet how we are a like。 i think students could learn a lot form this book
Maggie Mattmiller
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I was really torn between two and three stars。 I like the bright pictures of all of the children， and they help kids see similarities and differences in their clothes and that of other kids in other countries。 It also helps them see that beneath it all， they're all kids！What I didn't like is that some of the outfits of American children didn't quite match what kids really wear day to day here （the soccer uniform was accurate， but the others？） So it may make kids wonder if the other outfits are t I was really torn between two and three stars。 I like the bright pictures of all of the children， and they help kids see similarities and differences in their clothes and that of other kids in other countries。 It also helps them see that beneath it all， they're all kids！What I didn't like is that some of the outfits of American children didn't quite match what kids really wear day to day here （the soccer uniform was accurate， but the others？） So it may make kids wonder if the other outfits are true to those countries。 If they can't relate to the picture representing their country， will they relate to the others？ I'm not sure。。。Great photos though。 。。。more
Gina
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This informational text shows photographs about children from different cultural groups and what they wear。 In this text， it emphasizes about how dressing is a representation of who a person is and what he/she believe in; and that is what the author Maya Ajmera depicts in her book。 Ajmera is the founder of Global Fund for Children。 She enjoys taking photos and travels around the world to explore the differences in clothing in every country。 As a future educator I will use this text to teach abou This informational text shows photographs about children from different cultural groups and what they wear。 In this text， it emphasizes about how dressing is a representation of who a person is and what he/she believe in; and that is what the author Maya Ajmera depicts in her book。 Ajmera is the founder of Global Fund for Children。 She enjoys taking photos and travels around the world to explore the differences in clothing in every country。 As a future educator I will use this text to teach about why students dress in different clothing and that is who they are as people。 Also， I would allow students to illustrate a group that they identify themselves with。 It will also give students insight about one another and how their clothing represents who they are。 This book will definitely be on my shelf when I become a teacher。 。。。more
Lindsay
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Don't read The Cat's Baton is Gone 。 Read this！ Photographs of children from around the world wearing cultural costumes and everday duds in a modern way。 Don't read The Cat's Baton is Gone 。 Read this！ Photographs of children from around the world wearing cultural costumes and everday duds in a modern way。 。。。more
Sydney McClure
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This is a wonderful， non-fiction book that has great pictures showing children wearing clothing that is native to the country/place in which they live。 This is fantastic for kids because they can see differences and similarities between other children。
Melissa
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I like that the photos picture children not just in festival clothes but school clothes， sports clothes， and play clothes too。
Kendra
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I just really like books with real photos of kids from all over。 This was especially nice because she's got them in regular clothes， festival clothes， religious clothes， play clothes， etc。 Beautiful children！ I just really like books with real photos of kids from all over。 This was especially nice because she's got them in regular clothes， festival clothes， religious clothes， play clothes， etc。 Beautiful children！ 。。。more
Sarah
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Beautiful photographs and minimal text would make this book excellent to read to a child one on one。 A great introduction to cultural diversity。
Jennifer
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A generally-good introduction to the variety of differences and similarities in clothing throughout the world。 This book would absolutely have a place on my classroom's shelves except， unfortunately， not a single image comes from South Korea， my students' country of origin。 That's not a fatal flaw for most readers， but my students so often encounter images of Chinese and Japanese culture in America， yet rarely their own， that I don't feel comfortable furthering that myself。 For people without th A generally-good introduction to the variety of differences and similarities in clothing throughout the world。 This book would absolutely have a place on my classroom's shelves except， unfortunately， not a single image comes from South Korea， my students' country of origin。 That's not a fatal flaw for most readers， but my students so often encounter images of Chinese and Japanese culture in America， yet rarely their own， that I don't feel comfortable furthering that myself。 For people without this narrow concern， the stock photos chosen are an excellent blend， showing wildly different traditional costumes， nearly-identical modern clothes， and close views of friendly faces， even behind unfamiliar face paint or headwear。 。。。more
Shelli
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Colorful photos of children from around the world showing what is common every day clothing and also how they may dress for various celebrations or traditions。
Sarah
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Wendy Garland
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This is not a book to turn to for information in the form of text。 However， it does provide beautiful colored pictures of children around the world。
Laura Salas
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Photos of joyous kids from all around the world bring this nonfiction picture book to life。 The text for the entire book is only a few sentences long and describes the different reasons kids dress up: to have fun， celebrate culture， indicate religious beliefs， etc。 Each photo simply names the country it is taken in。 The back matter has some extension activities but no further details about the pictures/costumes。 This is definitely a bare-bones introduction to the subject matter， but it's perfect Photos of joyous kids from all around the world bring this nonfiction picture book to life。 The text for the entire book is only a few sentences long and describes the different reasons kids dress up: to have fun， celebrate culture， indicate religious beliefs， etc。 Each photo simply names the country it is taken in。 The back matter has some extension activities but no further details about the pictures/costumes。 This is definitely a bare-bones introduction to the subject matter， but it's perfect for pre-K to 1st grade。 You really can't help but smile as you read this book！I wish the photos were bigger for large-group sharing。 But kids will probably want to look through this on their own， too， so as long as it's available for individual browsing， that's probably not a problem。My younger daughter， Maddie， was fascinated with the book （un）Fashion and reread it many times over the years。 She would have loved this book when she was little！ 。。。more
Marissa Elera
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Discover the beautiful costumes donned by children across the entire globe in this bright early introduction to non-fiction。 What We Wear has tremendous potential to serve a variety of uses， from educational to pleasurable reading in and out of the classroom or story time session。 It’s visual language speaks volumes， with stunning photographs in arresting， saturated colors， and its text takes the reader on a global tour， stopping along the way to point out the reasons why we dress up， and highli Discover the beautiful costumes donned by children across the entire globe in this bright early introduction to non-fiction。 What We Wear has tremendous potential to serve a variety of uses， from educational to pleasurable reading in and out of the classroom or story time session。 It’s visual language speaks volumes， with stunning photographs in arresting， saturated colors， and its text takes the reader on a global tour， stopping along the way to point out the reasons why we dress up， and highlighting our similarities as a human race。A wonderful portion at the back is dedicated to ways to discover different cultures， with suggestions such as visiting folk festivals or finding connections around the world。This winner is a concise， well-written option for your very young audiences， but would serve well for the older children in your sessions as well， perhaps coupled with more in depth conversation about cultures。 。。。more
David
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What We Wear by Maya Ajmera， Elise Hafer Derstine， and Cynthia Pon feature photographs of children from different countries dressed in traditional clothing from each culture， with captions suggesting context for the images。Photographs from over forty countries feature children dressed in a variety of clothing， much of it traditional garb of various cultures。 The colorful images are grouped by by topics including play， teams， decorations， dressing up， beliefs， school， paint and masks， and pretend What We Wear by Maya Ajmera， Elise Hafer Derstine， and Cynthia Pon feature photographs of children from different countries dressed in traditional clothing from each culture， with captions suggesting context for the images。Photographs from over forty countries feature children dressed in a variety of clothing， much of it traditional garb of various cultures。 The colorful images are grouped by by topics including play， teams， decorations， dressing up， beliefs， school， paint and masks， and pretending。This is a good choice for round the world themes for pre-school or Kindergarten。 Back matter suggests activities: folk festival， museum trip， learn about clothes， learn about your heritage， make a mask， or make a costume。 A map locates the countries with pictured children。 3。5 rating。 For ages 4 to 6， festivals， countries， clothing， costumes， uniforms， holidays， and fans of Maya Ajmera， Elise Hafer Derstine， and Cynthia Pon。 。。。more
Tasha
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This bright， colorful picture book shows cultural apparel from around the world。 The book revels in the unique colors， structure， beading and design。 Filled with images of children with smiling faces wearing their unique clothing， the book does contain some simple information on the clothes。 They are grouped in categories like dance and play， school clothing， and celebrating who we are。 The simple structure and basic information makes the book more appropriate for preschoolers than elementary st This bright， colorful picture book shows cultural apparel from around the world。 The book revels in the unique colors， structure， beading and design。 Filled with images of children with smiling faces wearing their unique clothing， the book does contain some simple information on the clothes。 They are grouped in categories like dance and play， school clothing， and celebrating who we are。 The simple structure and basic information makes the book more appropriate for preschoolers than elementary students。Read the rest of my review on my blog， Waking Brain Cells。 。。。more
Karen A。
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Beautiful photos of children from all over the world illustrate the wonderful truth that everyone likes to dress up。 A delightful way to introduce your child to the diversity of cultures that make up humanity。 Easy text and clear colorful pictures make this a good pick for all ages。
Samantha
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Add this to your study of countries and cultures！ The photos （especially the candids） make this book a must see。 Many countries are represented and back matter includes suggested activities （folk festival， museum trip， learn about clothes， learn about your heritage， make a mask， make a costume）。
Kate Hastings
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