genre: informational
media: watercolor and pen ( )

I do not like this book for grades below 3rd grade. As a christian I would not want to read this book to students because it may cause confusion. This book basically says though we are all different we have common ground in that light this book is excellent. ( )

This is a good book to use when discussing about the different cultures and people in the world. I would use it for the upper grades. It has very colorful and intricate pictures. Children will be able to see that not everyone is alike and some cultures may do things that are considered disgusting in others.

a good book about different cultures, better for uppergrades

Age Appropriatness: primary to intermediate
This book is a good example of an informational book because it describes people across the world and their various interests, characterstics, and lifestyles.
The media in this book is pencil. ( )

People (Picture Book)

Summary: “People” is a book that is filled with intricate pictures. It vibrantly illustrates variations in people such as physical size, shape, and color. The book shows multiculturalism by showing and depicting different cultures of people. It shows that the world needs to appreciate the differences of culture and people. “Imagine how dreadfully dull this world of ours would be if everybody would look, think, eat, dress and act the same” states Peter Spier. Religious idols and holidays are incorporated inside this book. The theme of the book is people and culture. There was a positive style to the book.
Personal Response: I loved and appreciated this book. It was intriguing to read, enjoy and embrace other cultures. This book would be perfect for any situation; I believe every person should have the opportunity read this. I think that if you teach different cultures people would welcome differences and prejudices will slowly diminish.
Extension: In a classroom atmosphere a teacher can use this book to teach history. After reading the book, students can research and learn different cultures and create a book to teach the class differences. Students can also make something that illustrates a different culture or country and present and teach the class. ( )

Summary: This book describes about all the different people around the world and what makes them so different. ( )

I loved this book as a child; I had it checked out of the public library at least once a month. I haven't been in that library in more than a decade, but I have no doubt that I could still walk directly to the spot where it was shelved. I finally broke down and bought my own copy - and it's every bit as wonderful as I remember it. The illustrations are colorful and detailed and charming in their variety. The book's basic message is one of tolerance without coming across as patronizing. There are more than 6 billion people in the world, and the book starts with individual physical differences and goes all the way through dress, food preferences, games, dwellings, religion, writing, holidays, etc., giving a world-wide sampling of each, each with a little illustration... the point being: you might think what other people are doing is weird, but they think what you're doing is weird, and in the end, we're all still people. Maybe I'm generalizing from my own childhood love of the book, but I think this should be read to every child out there. ( )

Critique:
This is a good example of an infromational book because of how it incorperates information and statistics in a way that it facinating and relavent to the individual. It talks about the many different kinds of games that people play all over the world, and the different ways people dress. It gives all this information about people from everywhere and what they live in, while making it so interesting.

Genre:
Informational

Age Level:
Primary, intermediate. ( )