Matt Lamothe

Summary: This book was about how 7 different children from all around the world live their everyday lives and what their daily routines consist of. All of these children experience different events throughout the day, and they all eat many different foods and participate in various traditions.
Comments: I really enjoyed how the author layed out this picture book and how it focused on the lives of these different children. I learned a lot about how these children experience their daily lives and I found it fascinating to see from these different perspectives.… (more)

Maybe I misread the intention of the book. Maybe it was advertised for a different reader.
I expected artwork that would help explain something about each of the mysteries discussed in the text, and that they would be scientific illustrations.
The artworks are fine, though they feel as if they were tightly edited to give the same sort of look to each page. They were for the most part attractive, but not informative.
And, David Macauly is listed as providing a forward. I could not find his forward in my copy.
Since I wanted the book for the science artwork, I was dissapointed.… (more)