My School in the Rain Forest: How Children Attend School Around the World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781590786017)

At a school that sits on the edge of the Sahara, students are learning to speak English from a teacher who stands in front of a Webcam in North America. These students are learning in a virtual classroom. In another part of the world, kids aren't waiting to ride the bus to school--they are waiting to hop in a boat that will take them to a school that floats on a river. And some kids don't mind heights, especially those who attend a school on the slope of a mountain in the Himalayas, in one of the most remote corners of the earth. Margriet Ruurs contacted teachers and volunteers, many of whom took cameras in hand to photograph their schools and students. In this lively photo-essay, readers get to know students--from the arid plains of southern Afghanistan to the rain forests of Guatemala--who are pursuing their dreams of a brighter future.

Author: Margriet Ruurs
ISBN-10: 1590786017
ISBN-13: 9781590786017
Publisher: Astra Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.16h x 10.18w x 0.36d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2009
School Library Journal 10/01/2009 pg. 114
Booklist 10/15/2009 pg. 45
Multicultural Review 12/01/2009 pg. 83
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory