This Is How We Do It

This Is How We Do It follows seven real children from different countries - Italy, Japan, Peru, Uganda, Russia, India, and Iran - through a typical day in their lives. The book documents their daily routines from morning to night through detailed illustrations. The narrative presents side-by-side comparisons of how each child experiences universal activities like eating breakfast, going to school, playing with friends, and preparing for bedtime. Through parallel structure, readers can observe both the similarities and differences in how these everyday moments unfold across cultures. The format combines educational content with visual storytelling, allowing readers to make direct connections between their own daily experiences and those of children around the world. The inclusion of actual photographs of the featured children and their families at the end grounds the illustrated content in reality. At its core, this book celebrates both the diversity and commonality of childhood experiences across the globe, demonstrating how human connection transcends geographic and cultural boundaries.

Readers describe this book as an engaging way to teach children about daily life in different cultures through following real kids from Japan, Uganda, Russia, Iran, India, Italy, and Peru. Readers liked: - Detailed illustrations of homes, meals, and activities - Focus on similarities between cultures rather than differences - Representation of middle-class families versus stereotypes - Back matter with photos of the real children featured Common criticisms: - Limited to only 7 countries - Some readers wanted more countries from different regions - Text could be more in-depth for older children Ratings: Goodreads: 4.25/5 (2,100+ ratings) Amazon: 4.8/5 (900+ ratings) Sample reader comment: "My 6-year-old asks to read this nearly every night. It's opened up great conversations about how other kids live." - Amazon reviewer Several teachers note using it successfully in elementary classrooms to discuss global awareness and cultural understanding.

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🌎 The seven children featured in the book are real kids from Italy, Japan, Iran, India, Peru, Uganda, and Russia, and the illustrations are based on their actual daily lives and photographs. 📸 Author Matt Lamothe traveled to meet each family and documented their routines through extensive photography before creating the detailed illustrations for the book. 🏫 The book was inspired by Lamothe's experience teaching English in Japan, where he discovered how much children enjoy learning about their peers in other countries. 🕒 Each spread in the book shows the same moment in time across different time zones, allowing readers to see what children around the world are doing simultaneously. 🎨 The book's publisher, Chronicle Books, worked with anthropologists to ensure cultural accuracy in the representations of each family's customs and daily activities.