Given that my son just finished learning about the seven continents at school, I was happy to share the book Amy’s Travels with him. This children’s book by Kathryn Starke is a cool blend of geography and culture that promotes all the things we love to encourage as multilingual families.
The book takes us around the world with a little girl named Amy, whose family has lived on five of the seven continents. She is from Perú and although the book is in English, she talks about Spanish being her first language and describes life in South America. I like that kids can learn about the variety of animals and weather on Earth from this book as well (canoeing over crocodiles on the Amazon River), since we sometimes forget that some elements of culture originate from the type of land we live on.
From learning how to say hello in Swahili to why living in America means experiencing four seasons, the book is a thorough and positive introduction to the overwhelming world.
Starke is a second grade teacher and took care to include social studies topics that are appropriate for 2nd-5th graders in Amy’s Travels, but the simple illustrations and length of the book make it great for younger readers too.
Get your own copy of Amy’s Travels through Amazon for $10.00 and learn more about author Kathryn Starke here.
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My daughter is doing a report on Peru right now, she loves to read.
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What a great book to teach the seven continents and encourage kids to learn about other countries & cultures! Thank you for sharing this book!
My girls are Bolivian and we are a Kiwi family living in Bolivia. Our girls speak Spanish and English. But sometime in the next few months we will move to NZ and leave our older kids at university here and we will be living in a community of immigrants from the Pacific Islands, Asia and Africa – in their new school they will hear many different languages. Their cousins whom they will meet this year have lived in Holland for the last 5 years – they speak English and Dutch. This would be a great book to help us talk about all the different people they will meet.
good for kids to learn about other cultures and places.
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My son learned the 7 continents and what a way to reinforce what he learned
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I love to travel and want to explore that with my children through literature and experience.
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Looks like a great book!
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We want this book because traveling is one of my son’s favorite things to do
Love anything that tells them about other places, cultures, etc.
Love anything that tells them about other places, cultures, etc. I’m a subscriber
My kids love to learn about new places and cultures.
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My kids have been enjoying learning about other cultures, so I’m sure they’d love this!
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CHildren like to read about faraway places!
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he likes learning about the world
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As a bilingual speech and language pathologist, I’m always looking for literacy-based ways to incorporate global awareness, both at home with my three bilingual children and in my clinical setting with my clients/ students. This book would certainly serve its purpose. Thank you for the opportunity.
My girls love books and this would just give them more exposure to the world. I am an email subscriber.
I think that my son would enjoy this book because right now he’s into learning about different cultures and languages besides Spanish and English.. thank You!
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