One Day, So Many Ways

One Day, So Many Ways is a beautifully illustrated look into the lives of over 40 children living around the world as they go about their daily routines. From Alaska to Brazil, Greenland to Tanzania, children are waking in homes all around the world. While there are many similarities to European children's experiences, they also have very different experiences throughout the day. Breakfast, just for starters, looks very different around the world. Would you like to eat roasted banana & chorizo sausage, like Gina and Luis who live in the Amazon rainforest? Or maybe you'd like a warm bowl of vegetable stew and rice cakes, like Tanya has in Mumbai, India? Whatever your preference, this book serves to illuminate and celebrate variety. The forms of transportation children use to get to school can also vary - bus, train, bike may be familiar to many, but in Nepal, many children travel to school across rope bridges and in Greenland children often travel by snowmobile. Educational experiences can also be very different; in Mexico Jesus works in the morning and goes to school in the afternoon whereas in Hanoi, Japan, Linh goes to school six days a week. The types of lessons children have at school; ways they play; interact with friends and enjoy sports are all explored in this book. One Day, So Many Ways also showcases the artistic pursuits children around the world are interested in; their after-school activities, bedtime routines and even stories. Where we sleep, what we eat, see, feel and hear may be very different depending on where we live in the world and this book will help children to discover that for themselves. Laura Hall is a a former travel writer and her keen eye and appreciation for even the smallest details in the cultures and lives of people all over the world is evident in this stunning book. Loris Lora is an illustrator and designer of many delightful, colourful and engaging pieces of work. The retro Mid-Century style of this particular book is delightful and makes it universally accessible to both younger and older primary school aged readers. This gorgeous book is certain to help build insight, understanding and empathy as readers explore the diverse way children, just like them, live their lives. 64 pages / Ages 5+ / Reviewed by Emily Beale, school librarian.

Suggested Reading Age 5+