My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World

Gr 3-5 -Ruurs visits 13 countries and explores the manner in which librarians provide services to patrons using everything from boats and wheelbarrows to elephants. Many of the full-color photographs were actually taken by the librarians themselves. A boxed section also provides a map and basic facts about the featured country. While this is an attractive browsing item, the amount of text on each page and the textbook style of writing may discourage students from reading it cover to cover. However, with little information available about libraries of the world, this title offers a glimpse into the world of books, which several countries consider as -important as air or water. - This might be an interesting revelation to many students who consider reading a laborious task and to those who take an abundance of books very much for granted. -Anne L. Tormohlen, Deerfield Elementary School, Lawrence, KS

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