A Day of Baby Carrying Around the World

I really found this book to be adorable although a bit repetitive. Every two-page spread shows a different family and the back of the book is filled with more detailed explanations of the different cultures. It is not just about how the babies are carried though; many of the pages describe a quick run-through of their daily lives. It is a very interesting look into the different customs and adaptations we have come up with around the world and I could see it being used in an ESL or social studies classroom.

Summary:
This book is all about babies from all around the world. Each page describes a baby from a differnt culture and how they are carried around. It describes who carries them, in what, and where they are from.

Personal Reaction:
I thought this was a great book to show how all different cultures can do something the same, just in a differnt way. It has a great author's note at the end that went into detail about each culture, and why they carried the babies the way they did.

Classroom Extensions:
1. Great way to start a discussion on how each culture is different and alike.
2. Discuss how their moms might have carried them, and have them draw some pictures of moms and their babies.

This book's inspiration was obviously the fact that both authors were carried until they were three. The illustrations are striking and colourful. It takes you on a journey throughout various cultures showing many different methods of babywearing. Both my 1yo and 4yo loved this book as did I.

This book is about how mothers carry their children on their back through out the day. It shows how each part of the world, the mothers carry it differently. Some on their shoulders and some in their hips.

Personal reaction:

I think this book is great for learning different cultures. Even though people are so different in all the parts of the world, we are all alike in many ways.

Extensions:
1.this would be good to introduce to a class with a variety of cultures in the class.
2. Have them learn to wrap babies in different ways.

Summary: This book is about how different cultures and countries carry their babies around. It teaches children how cultures can do their daily work and still tend to their children. It also show how different cultures adapt to their surrounding. For example in Guatemala, newborn Rosha, snuggles in a shawl tied around his mother. Papua New Guinea, Gogomo, sways in a net bag from his mother's head. A net bag because it is hot in New Guinea.

Personal Reaction: This was a good book to show children how other cultures take care/carry their babies around. This book was very interesting because it showed many cultures and how the babies were taking care of. For example the book shows one baby in a net bag/sling, because it is so hot in this show more country.

Classroom extensions: 1. I would use this book in the classroom if we are talking about different cultures. 2. I would use this book during a lesson that discusses differences. This book discusses differences of culture and where people live. show less

Summary: This book starts with how babies need to be carried around while their parents work to keep them fed. And how all over the world parents keep their children close to them no matter what it takes or what they are doing. It shows how children are held differently all over the world in Guatemala a child is kept close in cloth against its mother. And in Bali the children are carried in slings while their mothers balance baskets on their heads. This book continues all over the world with situations just like the ones listed.

Reaction: I like this book it shows the differences and the similarities all over the world no matter how young or old a child they are cared for and loved in the same manner. And the mothers continue on with show more normal lives.

Extensions:
Cultural lessons would be a must I think in elementary classes it would be to have moms come in and talk about their cultures.
Diversity in class would help with extension idea number one even a child in class who has a new brother or sister it could be shown how they are carried like in the book. show less

Summary: “A Ride on Mothers Back.” The book is about how mother from all different countries carry their baby’s, and the type of cloth or slings they use to keep their babies close to them. Such as the babies in Guatemala, A baby rides in front of the mother so that the baby is able to nurse and sleep close to the mother. In the Island of Bali the baby rides on a sling that is tied around their shoulders. There are so many different ways that mothers from different parts of the world carry their babies as they work or shop in stores. This book shows mothers of multicultural.

Personal reflection: This book shows how mother of different areas of the world think almost alike in a way that they carry the babies. And how they take care show more of their babies why’ll they work. They continue to care for their child and take care of their families.

Class Extension:
1. the story in the book can help the children learn of their culture, and give the children an opportunity to talk about their family and how they take care of the baby.
2. Have the student bring an item that shows their type of things that they use to take care of their babies when they come home from the hospital. show less