I enjoyed this book because it boarders the perspectives of readers. This book is about children around the school using different modes of transportation around the world. For example, the book states "Some children in big cities may take a subway to school. A subway is strain that runs underground. Some children in Japan take the subway to school." The book also mentioned that, some children in Vietnam take a pedicab to school, children in Peru and Egypt take a boat, in Canada people ride snowmobiles, in Sudan people ride donkeys, and in Ecuador people ride horses. The big idea behind this book is that there are multiple ways to get to school around the world. Not everyone drives a car. ( )

I liked this book for many reasons. The first reason is because it is extremely multicultural and depicts how children get to school in 11 different countries. I think students would find it very interesting to hear the many ways to get to school such as riding horses, donkeys, snowmobiles, pedicabs, and boats. Another reason I thought this was a good book is because of the many extra textual features including a glossary, a map of the world, and an index. These features allow students to extend their knowledge and easily navigate the book. The map is especially helpful because many students are not aware of where countries like Sudan, Vietnam, Egypt, or Ecuador are. Having a map of the world will help students locate the region and better understand the geographical differences between the countries. The last reason that I liked this book is because it used real photographs of each country that it refers to. This allows the reader to observe the big cities in Australia, the desert setting of Sudan, the snow covered region of Canada, and the bodies of water in Egypt. The main idea of the book is to describe the many ways that students get to school around the world. ( )

This book is great to read to a classroom on one of the first days of schools. The book addresses how people all over the world go to school. Some ride bikes, some walk, some take a train! It shows how people are different but still all go to school. This book was read to a kindergarten class and they loved seeing all the different places mentioned!