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What We Wear

Dressing Up Around the World
by Cynthia Pon
AJMERA, Maya, Elise Hofer Derstine, & Cynthia Pon. What We Wear: Dressing Up Around the World. unpaged. (A Global Fund for Children Book). map. photos. CIP. Charlesbridge. Feb. 2012. RTE $16.95. ISBN 978-1-58089-416-6; pap. $7.95. ISBN 978-1-58089-417-3. LC 2011014319.
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PreS-Gr 2—The simple text of this resplendent homage to our common humanity emphasizes global similarities, with one broad, feel-good statement per page, such as "Dressing up means celebrating who we are...." The narrative is accompanied by vibrant color photos of beaming children engaging in a variety of activities, from the mundane to the unique, dressed proudly in their traditional attire. Each photo is labeled with the country of origin, and a world map at the end highlights all of the nations featured. End materials include age-appropriate suggestions for further cultural exploration, feasible for both classroom and home use. This joyous follow-up to Our Grandparents (Charlesbridge, 2010) should be included in all preschool and elementary collections.—Rebecca Dash Donsky, New York Public Library
Children from every continent are the stars of this picture book. Well-reproduced, engaging color photographs depict kids involved in various activities wearing sports or school uniforms, cultural dress, dress-up costumes, and everyday clothes. Unfortunately, the minimal text doesn't add much information: "We wear all the colors of the rainbow."
Reviewed by Rebecca Dash Donsky , Feb 01, 2012

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