This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World
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- Author：Matt LaMothe
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Summary
Follow one day in the real lives of seven kids from around the world—Italy， Japan， Iran， India， Peru， Uganda， and Russia！
In Japan， Kei plays Freeze Tag， while in Uganda， Daphine likes to jump rope。 While the way they play may differ， the shared rhythm of their days—and this one world we all share—unites them。
This genuine exchange provides a window into traditions that may be different from our own as well as mirrors reflecting our common experiences。 Inspired by his own travels， Matt Lamonthe transports readers across the globe and back with this luminous and thoughtful picture book。
Perfect for kids learning about new cultures and customs
Educates children on the importance of similarities and differences
Gives kids a unique look into the lives of others across the globe
If you enjoyed Carson Ellis' Home， you're sure to enjoy the window into the world provided by This is How We Do It。
This children's picture book is ideal for parents or teachers looking for the following:
World Book for Kids
Travel Book for Kids
Beginning Reading Books
Cultures for Kids Books
Families Around the World Books
In Japan， Kei plays Freeze Tag， while in Uganda， Daphine likes to jump rope。 While the way they play may differ， the shared rhythm of their days—and this one world we all share—unites them。
This genuine exchange provides a window into traditions that may be different from our own as well as mirrors reflecting our common experiences。 Inspired by his own travels， Matt Lamonthe transports readers across the globe and back with this luminous and thoughtful picture book。
Perfect for kids learning about new cultures and customs
Educates children on the importance of similarities and differences
Gives kids a unique look into the lives of others across the globe
If you enjoyed Carson Ellis' Home， you're sure to enjoy the window into the world provided by This is How We Do It。
This children's picture book is ideal for parents or teachers looking for the following:
World Book for Kids
Travel Book for Kids
Beginning Reading Books
Cultures for Kids Books
Families Around the World Books
Reviews
Marsha
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One of the BEST books I have read this year; exceptionally well-presented to show how different yet similar a childhood can be！！ My five-year old granddaughter said "Best Book I Ever Read"！！ One of the BEST books I have read this year; exceptionally well-presented to show how different yet similar a childhood can be！！ My five-year old granddaughter said "Best Book I Ever Read"！！ 。。。more
Aditya F
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This book is amazing！ I love how this book gave us a perspective from the seven kids about a glimpse of their life。 I truly missed my childhood， and by reading this book really warms my heart<3
Sinta
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Beautiful🤍Beautiful pictures， the children will love to read these book， and so the adults。 Nice for storytelling before bedtime with our kids。
Valerie Logsdon
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LoveBeautiful book for international students to see themselves in the pages that I read。 I'm promising more picture books to my upper ES。 LoveBeautiful book for international students to see themselves in the pages that I read。 I'm promising more picture books to my upper ES。 。。。more
Sela
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Beautiful pictures with a great story on the differences of communities around the world。
Safara
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Liat buku ini dari storynya lauraiz， kebetulan ada di Scribd。 Kalo di versi digitalnya layoutnya kurang rapi jadi kurang bisa menikmati。 Kayaknya lebih bagus dalam bentuk hardcopy deh karena layoutnya gak aneh。 Tapi ceritanya bagus kok
Sarah S
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Kids often learn about other countries， but not always about the everyday lives of their peers。 Setting the lives/lifestyles of 7 children around the world right next to each other is a great way of highlighting both differences and similarities。 Lamothe has a friendly illustration style that hits a sweet spot between cartoonish and realistic。 It's fun to see the photos of the real kids and their families at the end。 Kids often learn about other countries， but not always about the everyday lives of their peers。 Setting the lives/lifestyles of 7 children around the world right next to each other is a great way of highlighting both differences and similarities。 Lamothe has a friendly illustration style that hits a sweet spot between cartoonish and realistic。 It's fun to see the photos of the real kids and their families at the end。 。。。more
Ben Perone
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This Is How We Do It by Matt LaMothe is a non-fiction children's picture book。 It is also a really fun song to dance to but that is unrelated。 This book is very interesting as it is a collection of stories from seven real life kids around the world and what it is like to live a day in their lives。 There is a kid from Chicago， a kid from Peru， from Italy， from Uganda， Russia， India， Iran， and Japan。 We learn about their families， how they help around the house， what they like to do for fun。I gave This Is How We Do It by Matt LaMothe is a non-fiction children's picture book。 It is also a really fun song to dance to but that is unrelated。 This book is very interesting as it is a collection of stories from seven real life kids around the world and what it is like to live a day in their lives。 There is a kid from Chicago， a kid from Peru， from Italy， from Uganda， Russia， India， Iran， and Japan。 We learn about their families， how they help around the house， what they like to do for fun。I gave this book five stars because it is cute and interesting。 It is cool for kids to see other real kids in these books。 It is also cool for them to see how people's lives are different in some ways and similar in some ways all around the world！ 。。。more
Elizabeth
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A fascinating look at lives in other countries。 This sparked a lot of conversation with my kids about what is the same and different in our lives and what countries’ customs they’d like to try。
Sarah
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genre: informational nonfictiongrade range: 3rd grade-6th gradepersonal review: This book was amazing！！ Adding to my classroom wishlist now！！ I loved the way the pictures were set up and illustrated， how each story was told the same but they were completely different， and how they were real families！ I think that this book is so creative and unlike anything I have ever read before。 Really an amazing book！！ There is so much to use in the classroom with this book as well！
Jenica Sword
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This book is about different cultures from around the world。 It is about a group of different people and them telling their stories。 It shows where people are from and their ages。 It tells them all about the people and their family。 It shows how everyone's families are different， but that's okay。 It talks about how they all help their community in different ways， but they are all helpful in their own way。 There is a powerful part where it shows the night sky and how it is the same all around the This book is about different cultures from around the world。 It is about a group of different people and them telling their stories。 It shows where people are from and their ages。 It tells them all about the people and their family。 It shows how everyone's families are different， but that's okay。 It talks about how they all help their community in different ways， but they are all helpful in their own way。 There is a powerful part where it shows the night sky and how it is the same all around the world。 That is a powerful message to get through young kids heads。 The illustrations are all cartoons in the beginning， but at the end it shows real pictures of the families they used。 I gave this book five stars。 It is a great inclusion book， especially for younger kids。 I will definitely either read this is my classroom or have it in my library。 。。。more
Alyssa Lange
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Each section shows every type of kid。 Culturally， it is hard for some to understand the differences。 Being able to follow along with a book that shows each of those makes it easier for kids to follow along。 It shows all similarities and differences。 This book is very important for children。 For them not understanding， it's important for them to learn about it。 Learning about these differences helps children be able to understand better。 Each section shows every type of kid。 Culturally， it is hard for some to understand the differences。 Being able to follow along with a book that shows each of those makes it easier for kids to follow along。 It shows all similarities and differences。 This book is very important for children。 For them not understanding， it's important for them to learn about it。 Learning about these differences helps children be able to understand better。 。。。more
Kimberly
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I was enthralled by this book about kids around the world。 My 6-year-old did not enjoy it as much， even as we stuck to a more linear track of just talking about one kid/country at a time。 I hope to try again when he’s older。
Emily E
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Title: This is How We Do ItAuthor/Illustrator:: Matt LamotheGenre: Nonfiction & Scenario BookTheme（s）: Cultural Diversity， Children’s Lives， & World ViewOpening line/Sentence: “This is me。”Brief Book Summary: There are seven children talked about in this book from all over the world and the countries that are represented are: Italy， Japan， Peru， Uganda， Russia， India， and Iran。 The children and families that are talked about in this book are real and so everything that is mentioned is based on r Title: This is How We Do ItAuthor/Illustrator:: Matt LamotheGenre: Nonfiction & Scenario BookTheme（s）: Cultural Diversity， Children’s Lives， & World ViewOpening line/Sentence: “This is me。”Brief Book Summary: There are seven children talked about in this book from all over the world and the countries that are represented are: Italy， Japan， Peru， Uganda， Russia， India， and Iran。 The children and families that are talked about in this book are real and so everything that is mentioned is based on real peoples lives。 Some of the topics mentioned in the story are about where the children live， what their family is like， what they wear to school， what they eat in a day， how they get to school， and the types of things that they learn in school as well。Response to two professional reviews: The reviewers mention that there are pictures of the real families in the back of the book along with a glossary with certain words that were underlined in the text。 There is also an author's note in the back of the book to bring the meaning of the book/story full circle and more personal。 Each of the children’s schooling experiences are different， for example in Uganda the little girl has 69 students in her one classroom， in Iran the young boy goes to an all boys school where they learn academic subjects but also religion， and in Peru the boy mentioned that his school day ends at 1:00pm every day。 Tell Me Framework:Like（s）: I really liked that this book was based on real children and families who taught the author all about their culture and what the children may experience on a typical day。Dislike（s）: Each child’s name was only stated on the first page and I think it’s important to have their names on each page rather than just writing what country they are from。Pattern（s）: Each child ate very specific foods at each meal and there were specific names for dishes that came from each country。Puzzle（s）: Why didn’t the author base this book on families from around the world who live in the U。S。？Consideration of Instruction Application: After reading this story a teacher could give children paper， scissors， coloring utensils， and other materials for them to make their own books/stories about what they might do in a day。 This book can be a reflection of the types of foods that they eat， what they like to play， what they learn in school， what their family looks like， etc。 Each child will be given the opportunity to write about their family and what their daily life is like and then they can share their books with everyone in the class。 。。。more
Mackenzie Dunagan
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This book is about seven different children from around the world。 The book follows them and talks about the differences between their everyday life。 This would be a great book to read to 3rd grade or 4th grade when discussing diversity。 We could tie in a lesson on how everyone is different and comes from different areas but at the same time we need to celebrate our differences。
Shealyn Wade
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Summary: This is a non-fiction story about one day in the lives of seven kids from around the world。 The author describes each kid， where they live， who they live with， their educational expereinces， the different types of food in their cultures， their clothing， what they do to play and help， and how they all sleep。 But at the end of the day， they all have the same night sky。 Reflection: This is such a cool book！ The author actually learns all about the daily life of seven different families in Summary: This is a non-fiction story about one day in the lives of seven kids from around the world。 The author describes each kid， where they live， who they live with， their educational expereinces， the different types of food in their cultures， their clothing， what they do to play and help， and how they all sleep。 But at the end of the day， they all have the same night sky。 Reflection: This is such a cool book！ The author actually learns all about the daily life of seven different families in seven different countries。 He includes real facts and pictures of each family which makes the stories more fascinating。 The way he chooses to describe the same simple tasks of each child highlights the beauty of how unique they all are。 Not to mention， the illustrations are phenomenal in the detail， coloring， organization， and realistic depiction。 I really loved how the author was purposeful in describing all of their differences， but at the very end， once all the children have gone to sleep， the last page is of the night sky; the same night sky that all seven children see。 Application: As a teacher， this could be a really cool way to introduce your students to different cultures， and their traditions， food， education， clothing， and homes in a fun， engaging way。 Again， this book can help to widen the perspective your students have of the world in a tangible， realistic， and fun way。 。。。more
Janene
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I love what this author/illustrator created！ He began with some pretty extensive networking -- to find seven willing children （and obviously their parents） age 8-11， from Uganda to Peru， open to share the beauty and simplicity of their everyday。 They sent pictures of their school uniform， classrooms and commute， their breakfast， lunch， and dinner plates， their homes， families and evening activities。My daughter and I really enjoyed it， to get out of our corner and see the world in this way。 We fo I love what this author/illustrator created！ He began with some pretty extensive networking -- to find seven willing children （and obviously their parents） age 8-11， from Uganda to Peru， open to share the beauty and simplicity of their everyday。 They sent pictures of their school uniform， classrooms and commute， their breakfast， lunch， and dinner plates， their homes， families and evening activities。My daughter and I really enjoyed it， to get out of our corner and see the world in this way。 We found the best way to read it was one child， one country at a time。 The glossary in the back was very helpful and we referred to it over and over。 。。。more
Paula
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A cute book following different families around the world， including what their cities， schools， and meals are like。 It's based on real families as well。 As mentioned by others， all of the families chosen have basically the same structure - a mom and dad and 2-3 children。 I was surprised by the lack of grandparents and additional family members or other general representation of large or different types of family structures。 A cute book following different families around the world， including what their cities， schools， and meals are like。 It's based on real families as well。 As mentioned by others， all of the families chosen have basically the same structure - a mom and dad and 2-3 children。 I was surprised by the lack of grandparents and additional family members or other general representation of large or different types of family structures。 。。。more
Megan
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Interesting childrens book that compares and contrasts families from 7 different countries and cultures。 The families have lived in Japan， Peru， Iran， Russia， India， Italy and Uganda for multiple generations。Look forward to reading it with my students as we finish up our unit in cultures。
Kaethe Douglas
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#36 in my 365 Kids Books challenge and multi-year request to Goodreads to fix the Top Readers， etc。 lists。 For a full explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their own shelf。 Speaking of different places。 This is fascinating。 Seven kids， seven cities， we go through their day: what do they have for breakfast， what does their home look like， what subjects do they learn at school， what do they do if their free time。 The very clever concept comes #36 in my 365 Kids Books challenge and multi-year request to Goodreads to fix the Top Readers， etc。 lists。 For a full explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their own shelf。 Speaking of different places。 This is fascinating。 Seven kids， seven cities， we go through their day: what do they have for breakfast， what does their home look like， what subjects do they learn at school， what do they do if their free time。 The very clever concept comes off poorly due to formatting issues in Libby， so if you can get a physical copy， do。 It's much more effective showing the contrasting scenes in a two-page spread， rather than seven discrete images。 It could be a fun project to have kids answer the same questions from their own lives， or from interviewing someone of a different generation or a different place。 I love cross-cultural comparisons。Library copy 。。。more
Shana
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Not bad--might be a good addition to my geography classes at some future point。
This
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A bit of a "day in the life" of several young children， each from a different area of the world。 Each page includes the topic （"This is what I eat for breakfast。"） along with descriptions and drawings。 My favorite was "This is how I write my name" and includes the style of alphabet used。Children can see what is similar to their own lives and what is not， as well as noting commonalities among several of the children （sleeping on wooden beds， eating bread， etc。）。Author/illustrator Matt LaMothe had A bit of a "day in the life" of several young children， each from a different area of the world。 Each page includes the topic （"This is what I eat for breakfast。"） along with descriptions and drawings。 My favorite was "This is how I write my name" and includes the style of alphabet used。Children can see what is similar to their own lives and what is not， as well as noting commonalities among several of the children （sleeping on wooden beds， eating bread， etc。）。Author/illustrator Matt LaMothe had each willing child take photos of their meals， etc。， then he used those--along with emailed information from the families--to create his illustrations。 At the end， the book includes an actual photo of each child's family。I love this sweet look at children around the world。 。。。more
Carrie
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Genre: Informational Nonfiction Grade: K-3There were several things that I appreciated about this book when I read it。 It is based on real families and their pictures were included！ The pages were fun to study and the text was fairly simple to follow and understand。 Also， it provided a great glossary at the back for any words that would be new vocabulary words for kids。 I think this is a great book to start comparing ways that our lives are both similar and different to the lives of families all Genre: Informational Nonfiction Grade: K-3There were several things that I appreciated about this book when I read it。 It is based on real families and their pictures were included！ The pages were fun to study and the text was fairly simple to follow and understand。 Also， it provided a great glossary at the back for any words that would be new vocabulary words for kids。 I think this is a great book to start comparing ways that our lives are both similar and different to the lives of families all over the world。 。。。more
DeAngelis Fielder
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Books like this are quite important， especially for children。 Everyone should learn about the cultures of other people and what I like about this book is how CUTE it is！ The illustrations were beautiful and well organized。 I really like this book。
Kalena
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4。5***
Evelyn Mateo
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It gives a wrong description of the realities in each country。 Basically for the author Ugandan and south American kids live in extreme poverty， which is not true。 Every country have different levels of poverty and he chose to pick those two in the lowest level。 The realities of the kids in the book are not comparable。 If he was going to depict affluence then pick the top families of each country。 If he wanted to depict poverty then pick the poorest kid on each of the country he visited。 His poi It gives a wrong description of the realities in each country。 Basically for the author Ugandan and south American kids live in extreme poverty， which is not true。 Every country have different levels of poverty and he chose to pick those two in the lowest level。 The realities of the kids in the book are not comparable。 If he was going to depict affluence then pick the top families of each country。 If he wanted to depict poverty then pick the poorest kid on each of the country he visited。 His point of view seems biased in my opinion。 I truly regret to have put this book in my wishlist。 I’m returning it and if that’s not possible then I will burn it！ 。。。more
Katelyn
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The illustrations were beautiful and story was insightful however it bounced all around a little too much for my liking。
Andrea Faria
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God， how sweet is this！！ I loved how this was put together - the formatting， the artwork - and I loved the showcasing of the different ways in which children live their lives across the world。 Also， not gonna lie， the page at the end with the night sky made me tear up。Considering one of my favorite books when I was younger was the Atlas （yes。。。really）， I know I would have loved this as a kid， and it's definitely something I would like to share with my own children， one day。 God， how sweet is this！！ I loved how this was put together - the formatting， the artwork - and I loved the showcasing of the different ways in which children live their lives across the world。 Also， not gonna lie， the page at the end with the night sky made me tear up。Considering one of my favorite books when I was younger was the Atlas （yes。。。really）， I know I would have loved this as a kid， and it's definitely something I would like to share with my own children， one day。 。。。more
Nilima Nili
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