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Author: Jeannie Baker
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Year of publish: 2010
Audience: Aged 4-8
Subject: Multiculturalism
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It is an Australian fiction and multi awards winner of “2011 Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year; 2011 Australian Indie Award Best children's book; 2011 The English Assoc and the UK Literary Assoc 4-11 Award Best Children's Illustrated Book (non fiction)” – from Goodreads reader reviews. It is an excellent book to teach children intercultural understanding and respect. The story is about one day shopping experience of two boys and their families who live in different parts of the world. One is in Sydney city in Australia, another one is in a valley in Morocco. Their clothes, life styles, environments, etc. are totally different, but there are some things are the same. Besides introduction is in text in both English and Arabic, it is a wordless picture book. It narrates the story in full details in 40 pages length through the rich collage style illustrations. It is designed to read it side by side to comparison the two boys’ daily lives. From the left to right of the book is the story of a boy in Sydney, from the right to left of the book is the boy in Morocco. It suits children aged 4-8.
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