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This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the WorldStart with breakfast or getting to school and follow that moment across seven real children's days. Putting the same routine on one spread makes the differences easy to spot, even for a child who is still listening rather than reading. Family photos at the end put faces to the illustrated lives.0 - 2
How Cities Work (2016)Published Jan 1, 2016Lift a flap to see what people are doing inside a building, then open the gatefold to follow what's running beneath the street. James Gulliver Hancock's busy scenes supply plenty to find, while the flaps help younger readers take in one piece of the city at a time.0 - 3
We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should KnowTwelve fictional students present topics in Native American history and life, with a spread devoted to each report. Start with language revival or tribal activism, then follow a question into the timeline and back matter. The page breaks give younger readers a manageable way into subjects they may…0 - 4
Shackleton's journey (2014)Published Jan 1, 2014The diagrams of supplies and the rows of individually drawn sled dogs are worth sitting with before continuing the expedition. They show what a party has to assemble before traveling to Antarctica. The small labeled pictures give an independent reader something to browse inside a longer story.0 - 5
The street beneath my feet (2017)Published Jan 1, 2017Spread this accordion book out on the floor and follow the ground from the pavement downward. The continuous drawing makes depth something a child can trace with a finger, with details along the way to stop at. The physical foldout is the edition to choose for that experience.0 - 6
What the World EatsPeter Menzel photographs families with a week's worth of their food. Choose two photographs and see what the displays let you compare before turning to the reporting. Each photograph records one household, and reading the profiles helps older children see the choices and circumstances behind what…0 - 7
A Street Through Time (2013)Published Jan 1, 2013Steve Noon's panoramas let you return to a single street through thousands of years. Choose one detail to track across the big spreads, such as where people work or how they move around. The fixed viewpoint gives children a way to hold on to one thread while the buildings and their uses change.0 - 8
A History of the World in 25 CitiesLibby VanderPloeg's maps put each city at a particular moment. Try finding the water, walls, or public spaces in one city before jumping to a map from another century. Readers ages nine to twelve can browse the map first and turn to the account with a question about why a place took that shape.0 - 9
The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A. with 50 Fact-Filled Maps!Repeated boxes make it easy to find a state capital or compare dates, while Sol Linero's illustrations reward a longer look. Have a child locate the state next door and check what the two maps show along their shared border. This paperback keeps the busy page design in a smaller format than the…0 - 10
The Art Book for ChildrenThe expanded edition gives reproductions the space to be looked at before the text asks a question. A child can open to a work that catches their eye and start there, whether it is a painting, sculpture, or installation. This is a good fit for browsing together, with time for two people to notice…0
