11/26/10

All the World


Author: Liz Garton Scanlon

Title: All the World

Illustrator: Marle Frazee

Publisher: Beach Lane Books

Year: 2010

Genre: Caldecott

Format: Hardcover

Reading Level: Assisted, emergent reader

Interest level: Pre-k, early elementary

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Summary: The story follows a multicultural family as they take a vacation on the beach. A boy, his sister, and their parents go and visit a farmer's market. It also depicts other families and follows their activities and how they overlap and connect with the lives of the boy and girl.

Extension Activity: Have the kids draw a picture of a vacation they took with their family and what kinds of cultures they experienced. Teach them about culture and how people's differences make them special.