If the World Were a Village - Second Edition: A Book about the World's People

by David J. Smith, Shelagh Armstrong (Illustrator)

Overview

The 2nd Edition of the best-selling book which has sold over 400 000 copies in 17 languages - updated with new content and insights about the world's people.

First published to wide acclaim in 2002, this eye-opening book has since become a classic, promoting "world-mindedness" by imagining the world's population - all 6.8 billion of us - as a village of just 100 people.

Now, If the World Were a Village has been newly revised with updated statistics, several new activities and completely new material on food security, energy and health. By exploring the lives of the 100 villagers, children will discover that life in other nations is often very different from their own.


If the World Were a Village is part of CitizenKid: A collection of books that inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554535958
Publisher:	Kids Can Press, Limited
Publication date:	02/01/2011
Series:	CitizenKid Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	87,961
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 12.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

David J. Smith is a teacher and educational consultant with over 25 years of experience in the classroom and is the creator of the award-winning curriculum "Mapping the World by Heart."

Shelagh Armstrong is a freelance commercial artist who has designed adult book covers, stamps and commemorative coins .If the World Were a Village was her first children's book. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

It's an eye-opener for all.—Where Toronto

Unique format shrinks the world's population down to 100 and presents who we are, where we live, how fast we are growing, what languages we speak and more.—ForeWord

Thought-provoking and highly effective, this world-in-miniature will open eyes to a wider view of our planet and its human inhabitants.—Horn Book Magazine

This offering can be an eye-opener and a source of action.—Library Talk, Starred Review

This highly informative book will get kids thinking and asking questions.—Booklist

This amazing book could be used in many different ways across the curriculum.Each chapter (on topics such as population, food and schooling) is accompanied by bright, folksy illustrations that make this global village look like a lively and interesting place. Includes a section on teaching children about the global village.—Children's Book News

These days, the world seems to be getting smaller. This timely, unique book enhances that sentiment. It is useful for a current understanding of the world's population.—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

It’s an eye-opener for all.

Where Toronto

Thought-provoking and highly effective, this world-in-miniature will open eyes to a wider view of our planet and its human inhabitants.

Horn Book Magazine

This highly informative book will get kids thinking and asking questions.

Booklist

Bold acrylic paintings accompany this fascinating introduction to the concept of the global community. The author includes simple but powerful information about the world in short, one page clips. He invites readers in by asking them to imagine that 100 people represent the world population and suggesting that by learning about how they live, so that "perhaps we can find out more about our neighbors in the real world and the problems our planet may face in the future (pg. 7)." Educational side notes, sources, and suggestions for use in the classroom or at home are provided for adults. The primary content explores the topics of nationalities, languages, ages, religions, food, air and water, school and work, money and possessions, energy, and health. It quickly becomes clear that grave inequities exist. For example, the text notes that out of the one hundred, 47 people do not have "food security," while 53 of them have enough to be well. Smith uses language that even young readers can appreciate. "A bell calls the young people of the village to school. But for some children, there is no school to go to, or they must work to help their family (pg. 21)." This is an excellent book, useful in science and social studies curriculum or for thoughtful discussion in the home. Reviewer: Dawna Lisa Buchanan

Children's Literature - Dawna Lisa Buchanan