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What is school like for kids around the world? Let’s take a look.
This fascinating nonfiction book for kids explores 15 schools in different countries and cultures, showing how children learn in many surprising ways. Young readers travel from classrooms in Japan to schools in the Himalayas, from rainforest learning spaces to schools on boats. Along the way, they discover that while some schools look familiar, others are shaped by geography, culture, and daily life in ways that are completely different.
Each chapter is guided by a local child who introduces readers to their school and learning environment, offering a personal and relatable perspective. Perfect for curious kids, this book helps readers understand that there is no single way to learn and that differences in education reflect the richness of cultures around the world. Ideal for independent reading, classroom discussions, or global studies, this book encourages curiosity, empathy, and an appreciation for how kids everywhere experience school.
Key Features:
- Schools Around the World: Explores 15 different schools and education systems across cultures and regions.
- Kid Guides in Every Chapter: Local children introduce their own schools and daily learning experiences.
- Builds Global Awareness: Helps kids understand and appreciate cultural differences in education.
- Perfect for Curious Learners: Ideal for kids interested in geography, cultures, and how the world works.
- Great for Home or School: Supports classroom learning, projects, and family discussions.
For more than 75 years, Albatros Media has been crafting original and innovative children’s books that are both playful and educational, fostering curiosity and a love of learning in young minds. From novelty and board books to picture books, pop ups, and nonfiction, Albatros Media is dedicated to creating high-quality books that inspire imagination and discovery.
Selected for the CBC’s 2023 June Hot Off The Press Reading List
"There are so many differences and lots of similarities as well among the vast variety of schools throughout the world. Learning more about what each offers and how they work will only serve to enhance one’s knowledge of the world and its many people and cultures." —Beth Rodgers, YA Books Central
"I really loved the design of this book and the way the information is broken up into small paragraphs for easy reading. The illustrations are really cute and colorful. It’s so fun to learn about all these different modes of education around the world!" —Luminous Libro Blog
"The writing is friendly and conversational. Every spread has a different school with several blocks of text covering different aspects of the school arranged around a central illustration, showing children in the particular school setting. The illustrations are bright and inviting with plenty of details to keep youngsters engaged." —Rosi Hollinbeck, San Francisco Book Review
"The book is educational and even surprising at times. Each chapter has stationed a local child guide and narrator to describe what their specific school is like making the book relatable and friendly to the reader. This delightful book is a celebration of education and I highly recommend it!" —Storywraps
"This fascinating book gives children an inside look at schools around the world, from Australia to Uganda, including their main features (conservation of nature is essential when you go to school in the rainforest) and the role of teachers (teachers are also coaches as a sports school). A fun way to build empathy and curiosity about the lives of children around the world, as well as to give children a fresh perspective on their own unique schooling." —All Done Monkey
Helena Harastova is a writer, translator, and mother. She graduated in Dramaturgy from the Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts, having previously worked for the National Theatre in Brno, Czech Republic. Her most unusual pastime is proofreading texts for errors in spelling, grammar, and style.
Stepanka Sekaninova used to work as a TV reporter and in the production of children’s programs. Now she is a writer and an editor-in-chief, living in the Czech Republic.
Michaela Bergmannova is an illustrator from Czechia. A graduate of the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, she worked with Czech Television on several children’s shows. She has also illustrated several children’s books and she also works for a children’s magazine. What she loves most about how the children perceive the world is the delight that kids take in new discoveries and their straightforwardness to new topics.
School on a boat in Bangladesh
School in Japan
School in Finland
School in the Himalayas
School in a refugee camp
Boarding school in England
School in Uganda
School in a hospital
Buddhist monastic school
Sports school
A Muslim girls school
Ballet school
Australian ′School of the Air′
School in the rainforest
Montessori school