This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World

I love the concept of this book and it was interesting to read with my children and compare our lives here in the UK. We are also part Italian and were surprised to see 'zabaglione' (egg/sugar drink) on the breakfast as this is only something had for breakfast as a once in a blue moon treat therefore I question the accuracy of the other cultures. I would have liked to have seen something about celebrations such as Birthdays and I think the families could have contained more diversity such as mixed races and a same sex couple.

This is a perfect picture led book for school aged children. The fantastic illustrations show daily life of a selection of seven to eleven year olds from around the world (Iran, Italy, India, Japan, Peru, Russia and Uganda). We can compare different buildings the children live in, what they eat, what they wear, how they travel to school, what their class rooms look like and how they relax after school.This book is perfect for helping young school aged children to discover how children around the world live. The main text is short and simple, so this book would work for age 5+ (especially if being read to).Just when I thought that this was a wonderful work of fiction based on general facts, at the end of the book are photographs of the children from the book with their families. Wonderful stuff!

After reading all positive reviews I expected much more from the book. What I did like: the idea of the book, children getting to know different cultures. What I didn’t like: the layout. It is messy, I always get back to check the name, the country, you never know what you are reading about. I did not like the pictures either. You can barely recognise the food, for example. I am quite disappointed. I could buy much better book for the same or lower price. Unfortunately, I cannot afford to buy different book with the same idea every time I don’t like it so we are stuck with this one. What’s even more frustrating is that I bought one for a friend’s kids too. What a waste! And again, the idea is brilliant just need improvements.

I really like the idea. I think it's aimed at 6 yr olds approximately. A story following children from around the world through their day. Quite a few words and ideas are a bit complex while the "storyline" is very simple, so it's a slightly strange mix in terms of target age group. I think it goes on a bit long and I'd have preferred either a shorter book or a bit more variation or story. The ending, where we see photos of the real children, makes the book feel worthwhile and also touching.

I used this book in reception and selected several pages to focus on. The children enjoyed seeing how others lived and it was used as a basis for them to write about themselves.The children were not expected to read it themselves as it was read to the whole class.Although based on the lives of real children and their families it would have been nice to see some more diverse families in this book. Perhaps next time...