If the World Were 100 People
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- Author：Jackie McCann
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Summary
Help your child become a global citizen with this accessible introduction to the people who live on our planet， with big ideas broken into bite-size chunks through clever graphic design。 Perfect for home and classroom settings！
With almost 7。8 billion people sharing the earth， it can be a little hard to picture what the human race looks like all together。 But if we could shrink the world down to just 100 people， what could we learn about the human race？ What would we look like？ Where and how would we all be living？ This book answers all these questions and more！
Reliably sourced and deftly illustrated， If the World Were 100 People is the perfect starting point to understanding our world and becoming a global citizen。 If we focus on just 100 people， it's easier to see what we have in common and what makes us unique。 Then we can begin to appreciate each other and also ask what things we want to change in our world。
With almost 7。8 billion people sharing the earth， it can be a little hard to picture what the human race looks like all together。 But if we could shrink the world down to just 100 people， what could we learn about the human race？ What would we look like？ Where and how would we all be living？ This book answers all these questions and more！
Reliably sourced and deftly illustrated， If the World Were 100 People is the perfect starting point to understanding our world and becoming a global citizen。 If we focus on just 100 people， it's easier to see what we have in common and what makes us unique。 Then we can begin to appreciate each other and also ask what things we want to change in our world。
Reviews
Alyssa Miller
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Brilliant。 This visual guide breaks down our global humanity statistics in a tangible way that fosters connection and empathy while also inspiring change。 There is so much here to consider and it makes big questions accessible to little minds。 Bravo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Amelia
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I've always wondered once in a while how the world would look on a smaller scale because it's so hard to imagine that we share this rock with （almost） 8 BILLION people！ This book illustrates our society perfectly， weighing how many people in our global village have access to food， clean water， housing， education， electricity， the internet， and more。 I've always wondered once in a while how the world would look on a smaller scale because it's so hard to imagine that we share this rock with （almost） 8 BILLION people！ This book illustrates our society perfectly， weighing how many people in our global village have access to food， clean water， housing， education， electricity， the internet， and more。 。。。more
Katie
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I love the concept of this book-kids need to see visual representations of how we are alike and different。 I was amazed and astounded by many of the statistics in the book and was over the moon that they included their resources
Jill Cd
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I love this picture book that screams to be analyzed and picked apart through discussion with students。
Elizabeth
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Finally！ A book dealing with population statistics with real life applications that make sense to young children。 Nothing scary， very realistic， inclusive illustrations。 Highly recommended！ I pre read this for a 6 year old and suggest other caregivers do the same。
Martha
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The problem with any book like this is that those five stars are for it right now。 In a few years the book will be out of date and in need of a new edition。 But for right now this is one of the best versions of this premise I've seen precisely because of its visual representation。 It shows a hundred people on each page and groups them into young and old， hair and eye color， continent of origin， language， etc。 The page where it shows ten people with 85% of the wealth and 90 people standing around The problem with any book like this is that those five stars are for it right now。 In a few years the book will be out of date and in need of a new edition。 But for right now this is one of the best versions of this premise I've seen precisely because of its visual representation。 It shows a hundred people on each page and groups them into young and old， hair and eye color， continent of origin， language， etc。 The page where it shows ten people with 85% of the wealth and 90 people standing around the remaining 15% is oof， and I like the discussion questions on the last page that directly talks about the likely reaction that students will have to learning about statistics on things like lack of food， lack of internet access， and other inequities。 Surprisingly this one doesn't discuss religious groups， which I feel is the only thing maybe missing if you're going to do a big survey of human diversity， but perhaps they were worried about how to show that visually without resorting to stereotypes， I don't know。 Overall， though， a highly recommended children's book。 。。。more
Sandy
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A fun infographic picture book about worldly statistics。 My child found the stats fascinating and surprising。
alyssa
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this is a really smart way to give young readers an insight on global population， honestly it’s a great book to give insight to people like me - adults who have no conception of how many people actually exist。 It breaks down injustices that exist in our world through simple numbers， and states them as fact - ie。 10% of the global population possesses 85% of the global wealth and this is stated by saying that 10 people in this global village would have that， whereas the other 90 people get what’s this is a really smart way to give young readers an insight on global population， honestly it’s a great book to give insight to people like me - adults who have no conception of how many people actually exist。 It breaks down injustices that exist in our world through simple numbers， and states them as fact - ie。 10% of the global population possesses 85% of the global wealth and this is stated by saying that 10 people in this global village would have that， whereas the other 90 people get what’s left。 （that’s a simple example but you get it）。Would recommend！ 。。。more
Steph
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Fascinating。
Marcia
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What would the world look like if represented by 100 people？ What color hair and eyes would they have， what language or religion？ Who would have access to food， or the internet？A terrific book to launch global studies。 Interesting facts， great fodder for discussion with kids。
Jelka
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3。5*
Michelle
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Best for ages 6+ because little ones can't really grasp most of the concepts from this book。 I found it very educational。 It talks about what percentage of the world has black hair or doesn't have electricity etc。 It's got bright bold pictures and the info is broken down into easy to read little sections。 Best for ages 6+ because little ones can't really grasp most of the concepts from this book。 I found it very educational。 It talks about what percentage of the world has black hair or doesn't have electricity etc。 It's got bright bold pictures and the info is broken down into easy to read little sections。 。。。more
Jo Oehrlein
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On every page， they do show the people split up in different ways， but some of the pages are so busy that it's hard to get an impression of how many people fit any category。And I'm not sure why they felt that they had to change the orientation of the pages （must turn book sideways） for the education spread of all things！ On every page， they do show the people split up in different ways， but some of the pages are so busy that it's hard to get an impression of how many people fit any category。And I'm not sure why they felt that they had to change the orientation of the pages （must turn book sideways） for the education spread of all things！ 。。。more
MrsCarlson
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An excellent breakdown of our global situation for kids - from race， to energy， food， and money。 Eye-opening comparisons。
Marcie
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Lots to ponder make this a nice reference book for intermediate and middle grade classrooms。
Sara Hollar
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Wow！ An amazing picture book！ We spent a long time slowly reading and discussing this book in our morning time。 I can't recommend this enough！ Wow！ An amazing picture book！ We spent a long time slowly reading and discussing this book in our morning time。 I can't recommend this enough！ 。。。more
Lidia Duarte Da Silva
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Ein wichtiger & ungefährer Überblick über die Weltgemeinschaft， keine Fakten！Bewertung:Bevor ich der Bewertung des Buches beginne， muss ich vorher ein paar Anmerkungen machen。 Zuerst die， dass ich das Werk als Erzählung betrachte， da es weder eine Geschichte noch reiner Fakt ist。 Wie unten kurz erklärt hat die Autorin die Fakten， die da sind und ungefähre Angaben genutzt。 Was anderes kann man auch nicht， da wir eben nie genau wissen werden， wie was ist （außer bei physikalischen und mathematische Ein wichtiger & ungefährer Überblick über die Weltgemeinschaft， keine Fakten！Bewertung:Bevor ich der Bewertung des Buches beginne， muss ich vorher ein paar Anmerkungen machen。 Zuerst die， dass ich das Werk als Erzählung betrachte， da es weder eine Geschichte noch reiner Fakt ist。 Wie unten kurz erklärt hat die Autorin die Fakten， die da sind und ungefähre Angaben genutzt。 Was anderes kann man auch nicht， da wir eben nie genau wissen werden， wie was ist （außer bei physikalischen und mathematischen Dingen）。 Eines der Dinge， die mich immer wieder ärgern， ist， dass ungefähre Angaben als Fakten deklariert werden。 Genau wie überall gilt auch hier; das sind alles ungefähre Angaben， niemand von uns weiß hundertprozentig genaues。Die zweite Sache ist meine persönliche Beziehung zu dieser Erzählung。 Ich habe das erste Mal davon in der Schule gehört， 7。 Klasse。 Das war 2003/2004。 Einigen Schülern wurde von jemanden （ich weiß nicht mal mehr， von wem， wahrscheinlich einem Lehrer/einer Lehrerin） diese Erzählung "Die Welt ist ein Dorf mit 100 Menschen" schriftlich weitergereicht。 Nicht in Buchform， nur auf Zettel。 Die Erzählung war gedruckt 2 Seiten lang， also länger als das Buch hier， was die Themen angeht。 Diese Erzählung haben einige von uns abgeschrieben und weitergereicht， wie eine Art Kettenbrief ging sie herum。 Und ja， damals hat man noch handschriftlich geschrieben。 Ich ärgere mich， dass ich eines der Vorlagen， die ich gemacht habe， irgendwo in einer Kiste tief vergraben habe。 Wie toll wäre es jetzt， diese Version mit der aktuellen Version zu vergleichen？！ Die Art und die Zahlen-Aufteilung。 Ärgerlich！ Aber ich komme da einfach nicht ran。Diese lange Vorschau musste ich jetzt geben， um verständlich zu machen， wieso diese Erzählung etwas ganz persönliches für mich ist。 Es ist eine Art Kulturgut für mich。 Ich habe vor 2 Jahren bei Lovelybooks ein Buch entdeckt， dass diese Erzählung modern aufgeführt ist und war total überrascht。 Ich weiß ja gar nicht， woher sie kommt und wie weit sie verbreitet ist。 Leider weiß ich auch gar nicht mehr， wie dieses Buch heißt und überhaupt， wie viele Versionen es überhaupt gibt。 Ihr lest， das ist ziemlich mysteriös für mich， was noch mehr dazu führt， dass mich diese Erzählung seit damals nie losgelassen hat。 Als ich dieses Werk nun von arsEdition sah， musste ich zuschlagen。 Ich wollte es nicht - wie das andere Buch - aus den Augen verlieren。 Und ich war auch sehr neugierig， wie die Erzählung fast zwanzig Jahre später ist。Das Cover und der Titel passen sehr gut zueinander und zur Erzählung。 Durch diesen klaren Titel wusste ich auch sofort， um was es geht。Direkt ganz vorne vordem Buchdeckblatt befindet sich die Erläuterung， wie die Autorin das Buch erstellt hat， woher die Daten kommen und wie sie sie genutzt hat （aufgerundet）。 Darunter sind die Quellenangaben verzeichnet。 Interessanterweise steht das alles ganz vorne bei den Buchdaten dabei， bevor die Erzählung überhaupt anfängt。Das sind die Themen:Wie viele Menschen gibt es auf der Welt？ （Anzahl） - Text zur Anzahl der Menschen auf der WeltWie unterscheiden wir uns？ （Haarfarben， Augenfarben） - Text zur DNAWo leben die Menschen？ （Wohnorte auf Kontinenten） - Text dazuHast du ein Zuhause？ （Wohnung und wohnungslose） - Text dazuWie sagst du »hallo«？ （Sprachen） - Text zu SprachenKönnen alle Menschen lesen und schreiben？ - Text dazu~ Dieses Kapitel ist senkrecht gesetzt， sodass es als ebook schwerer zu lesen ist， da man das Gerät nicht drehen kann wie ein Buch。Gibt es genug zu essen？ - Text dazuHast du sauberes Wasser？ - Text dazuHabt ihr einen Computer oder einen Fernseher？ - Text zur StromartHast du Zugang zum Internet？ - Text dazuGibt es genug Geld für alle？ （Vermögen und Lebensunterhalt） - Text dazuWas sind die großen Themen？ （Anzahl der Menschen， Nahrungsweite， Wasser etc。） - Text über Zusammenfassung der Themen zu 2050 und 10 Milliarden Menschen im Dorf）Das ist sozusagen das Inhaltsverzeichnis， das vorne nicht beisteht。Die Überschriften werden in kurzen Zahlenpräsentiert und durch kleine Texte zum besseren Verständnis des Bereiches ergänzt。 In der Erzählung， die ich kenne， sind die ungefähren Angaben fließend in Sätzen geschrieben。 Zum Beispiel: Wenn die Welt ein Dorf wäre， würden 100 Menschen darin leben。 Von 100 Menschen leben 23 Menschen in Nordamerika， 67 Menschen in Asien und 10 Menschen in Europa。 Die Zahlen sind von mir erfunden， mir geht es nur um die Art der Erzählung und den Satzbau。 So in etwa haben wir die Erzählung erhalten。 Ich finde sie geschmeidiger， sogar in meinen Augen etwas poetisch， obwohl wir keine Bilder dazu hatten。 Aber in diesem Buch und wohl auch in denen davor （ich weiß nicht， wie viele Varianten es gibt）， sind die Angaben Statistik geschrieben， nicht in Sätzen eingebaut und mit Bildern und Texten unterstützt。 Hier merkt man auch die moderne Form der Erzählung。 Es fehlen hier auch einige Themen， die es in der alten Erzählung gibt: Frieden， Krieg， Klimakatastrophen （schon damals mit einbezogen， ich wundere mich， dass das in dieser aktuellen Erzählung nicht bei ist）， Wetterlage in den Kontinenten 。。。 kommt mir hier etwas gekürzt vor。Die Illustrationen sind sicher nicht für jeden verlockend。 Ich finde sie ganz süß， kenne aber schönere。Fazit:Einerseits finde ich die Art der Erzählung gut， andererseits habe ich mir eine ähnliche oder genauso artige gewünscht， wie die von damals。 Das ist halt meine Sehnsucht， die sie hier meldet。 Und ich ärgere mich auch und bin traurig， dass ich die von damals nicht mit dieser hier gegenüberstellen kann。 Das wäre für alle sehr interessant。 Aber es gilt nicht zu vergessen: es sind keine fixen Angaben， sondern sehr bewegliche， die mal mehr， mal weniger so sein können， wie es geschrieben steht。 Diese Zusammenfassung gibt Übersicht über die Gegebenheiten， auch wenn nichts fest steht。 Aber wage Vorstellungen müssen wir uns machen， um zu erblicken wie der Sachstand ist und wie er zu ändern wäre。Es ist kindgerecht gestaltet und anders als eine Leserin schrieb， für mich nicht mit unerklärten Fachwörtern geschrieben。 Ich konnte jedenfalls keine finden。 Jedoch sollte das Buch mit Erwachsenen gelesen und von ihnen erklärt werden。 Es geht schließlich um die wichtigen Themen unserer Gesellschaft。 Etwas irre führt es schon， dass es als Kinderbuch erstellt wurde， da es ebenso gut ein Erwachsenenbuch ist。 Unsere Erzählung damals war frei von Genreeinteilungen。 Das beobachte ich aber die letzten Jahre öfter; dass allgemein wichtige Themen auf Kinder abgewälzt werden， damit meine ich grob， dass sie als Kinderbücher erstellt werden， obwohl wir sie gerade bei den Erwachsenen dringend brauchen。 Sie sind es nämlich， die in einer Blase leben， nicht die Kinder。Insgesamt ein Werk， dass ich von Herzen empfehle。COVER/TITEL/AUFMACHUNG/MATERIAL ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐AUSGABEN-FORMAT （REIHEN-/EINZEL-/HÖR-/LESEFORMAT） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐GENRE （VOM VERLAG GESETZT） ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐VERLAGSPREIS （ZU TEUER/ANGEMESSEN/GÜNSTIG） ⭐⭐⭐⭐GRUNDIDEE/THEMA ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐BERICHTESTIL ⭐⭐⭐⭐UMSETZUNG/DARSTELLUNG ⭐⭐⭐⭐INHALT ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Jenny
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Visualizing the world in this way is still a challenge for young children， but this book will help a lot。 It is exciting to have an updated collection of information about the world in which we live。
T Crockett
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Great for discussing percentages as well as starting a discussion about how we in the US think our lifestyle is the norm， but it really isn't。I've seen adults and 10 yr old kids riveted by the book。 Great for discussing percentages as well as starting a discussion about how we in the US think our lifestyle is the norm， but it really isn't。I've seen adults and 10 yr old kids riveted by the book。 。。。more
Stacy Renee （LazyDayLit）
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If the World Were 100 People helps share the 'bigger' picture of our world and the people in it by breaking down specific facts about large numbers of people into much smaller groups that younger children can more readily visualize and imagine than millions and billions。 We are learning more about the different countries and the people and cultures within them in our 1st-grade curriculum right now so this was a perfect library find that helped my Little better understand how to break down big nu If the World Were 100 People helps share the 'bigger' picture of our world and the people in it by breaking down specific facts about large numbers of people into much smaller groups that younger children can more readily visualize and imagine than millions and billions。 We are learning more about the different countries and the people and cultures within them in our 1st-grade curriculum right now so this was a perfect library find that helped my Little better understand how to break down big numbers and see the bigger picture of the world and the people within it。 My full review can be found on Lazy Day Literature。Also shared on Bookstagram。 。。。more
Sam
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Packed a lot of information in this little book， yet reading was a breeze！ With all the fun layers of illustration and unique paragraph placement， it was a joy。Only critique is that the 100 people in the village didn't always seem to be the same set for each page spread。 It would have been nice to follow the same group of characters around each topic。Loved how the book tackled economic and physical characteristics。 Overall a great introduction to learning about our "world village！" Packed a lot of information in this little book， yet reading was a breeze！ With all the fun layers of illustration and unique paragraph placement， it was a joy。Only critique is that the 100 people in the village didn't always seem to be the same set for each page spread。 It would have been nice to follow the same group of characters around each topic。Loved how the book tackled economic and physical characteristics。 Overall a great introduction to learning about our "world village！" 。。。more
Stacey Mulholland
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I'm going to read this on 100th day of school。 Interesting infographics to share with my students。 I'm going to read this on 100th day of school。 Interesting infographics to share with my students。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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This book was fascinating to read。
Laura
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Excellent job of making big concepts graspable， with marvelously detailed illustrations。
Molly
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I give the data a 5 and the book a 4。 It's so much easier to understand the earth when you put it like this。 A humbling read fir the U。S。 I give the data a 5 and the book a 4。 It's so much easier to understand the earth when you put it like this。 A humbling read fir the U。S。 。。。more
Kathy
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Infographics as a picture book。 Surprised that 84 out of 100 can read and write。 Much larger number that I thought。 List of sources an author's note on the verso-style page BEFORE the title page。 Author alludes to possible new editions coming。 Infographics as a picture book。 Surprised that 84 out of 100 can read and write。 Much larger number that I thought。 List of sources an author's note on the verso-style page BEFORE the title page。 Author alludes to possible new editions coming。 。。。more
Meredith
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We'll see how this goes as a readaloud， but I do so want my students to have exposure to realities that aren't middle-class New England。 And it ties into my horror that 29% of humans do not have access to clean water。 We'll see how this goes as a readaloud， but I do so want my students to have exposure to realities that aren't middle-class New England。 And it ties into my horror that 29% of humans do not have access to clean water。 。。。more
Kelly
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Statistics of the world population are laid out as if the world were made up of 100 people。 And so easy for children to grasp。
Jack & Lily Wills
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This is a very cool book - my 5yo twins had a hard time understanding the concept but it was still really interesting to read。 Would love to revisit when they’re a little older。
Amit Tiwary
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Excellent book with thought-provoking questions， useful statistics， and beautiful illustrations。
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions or beliefs -- but I can provide you with information about the book！ 'If the World Were 100 People' is a book by Australian author Jackie McCann， with illustrations by Aaron Cushley。 It's a children's book that imagines the world's population as a village of 100 people， and provides statistics and information to help readers understand the diversity and challenges faced by people around the world。 The book covers topics like poverty， education， health， and religion， and aims to help children develop empathy and compassion for others。 It has been praised for its accessible and informative approach to complex global issues。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions， but I can provide a summary of the book 'If the World Were 100 People。' 'If the World Were 100 People' is a children's book written by Jackie McCann and illustrated by Aaron Cushley。 The book sheds light on the global population in a simplified form， imagining the current world population as 100 people， and presenting the demographics and characteristics of this fictional world。 The book presents various statistics such as the number of men and women， the percentage of different religious beliefs， different levels of education， wealth， and access to basic needs such as food， water， and sanitation。 The book aims to highlight the disparities between different groups and educate children about the diversity and inequality that exists in the world and encourages empathy and compassion towards others。 Overall， 'If the World Were 100 People' is an excellent educational resource for children to learn about global populations and provide essential knowledge for becoming a global citizen。
tpg2
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