World Famous Comics: If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World's People
If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World's People
By: David Smith Publisher: Kids Can Press, Ltd. Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Kids Can Press, Ltd. Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 32 Publication Date: March 01, 2002 Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Product Description: There are currently more than six billion people on the planet! This enormous number can be difficult to grasp, especially for a child. But what if we imagine the whole world as a village of just 100 people? In this village * 22 people speak a Chinese dialect * 20 earn less than a dollar a day * 32 are of Christian faith * 17 cannot read or write * 39 are under 19 years old In a time when parents and educators are looking to help children gain a better understanding of the world's peoples and their ways of life, If the World Were a Village offers a unique and objective resource. By exploring the lives of the 100 villagers, children will discover that life in other nations is often very different from their own. The shrunk-down statistics -- some surprising, some shocking -- and David Smith's tips on building "world-mindedness" will encourage readers to embrace the bigger picture and help them to establish their own place in the global village.
A must have for every elementary classroom I use this book frequently with my 4th and 5th graders. It concretizes the abstract information critical to developing an understanding of the world we live in. Turning percentages about the world's population into a village of 100 people allows students to place themselves in the global framework. When they see what percentage of the world's people own a car, for example, they realize the very different perspective and experience they have compared to the majority of the "village" inhabitants. We use this book in social studies, in science, for service learning and in mathematics. I highly recommend it for your classroom book shelf.
Absolutely Global This book should be in every school in the world! As the earth gets smaller, our children need to be taught where they will fit into the world. For them it is not just about where they will fit into thier tiny communiy. Their future will include all the earth's people as their community. Author, David Smith, provides an in school program designed around his book. He brings this global book to life for the children. You cannot help but wonder the impact his program and book will have on the future of our children and our world.
Great Book for Kids This book was great for my class. It really helped them to grasp the idea of people living differently then themselves. They are 4 - 6 years old so they did not understand all of it, but they enjoyed the idea of a global village.
World Population to Double 5 times? It's great concept with equally beautiful illustrations. Unfortunately, Smith says that a village of 100 today will be a village of 200 in just fifty years. He continues this pattern until he asserts that a village of 100 today will be a village of 1600 people in just 250 years. He is suggesting that world population will double 5 times in the next 250 years? That means that our world population of 6 billion today will soon be an astounding 96 billion! That's strange because the United Nations, Green Peace, and the World Health Organization all predict that world population will top out at about 10 billion in the next 200 years. That's not even one doubling of our current population. Where in the world did David J. Smith get the idea that the world population will double 5 times? More to the point, what is he doing filling the minds of children with these Draconian predictions. Unconscionable.
Making It Real This book takes all the global statistics with big numbers - millions, billions - and puts them in real human terms. By comparing the world to a village of 100 people, we all can understand our place in the world's many varied cultures, looking at religion, economics, education, energy use and more. It's also sobering for Americans to see their impact on the world. As a teacher, this is a great reference book for me. The bright, colorful illustrations are a visual delight.
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