![]() I risk the banality of superlative in saying this is the ultimate book on promoting internationality, but I've yet to see its equal. ★ An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists ![]() “A wonderful introduction to a global view that will answer and arouse curiosity in the young and act as an absorbing reminder for any age.”- School Library Journal ★ “The Caldecott Medalist has created his most ambitious and impressive picture book so far, with minutely detailed and exquisite paintings of human beings on all four continents.”- Publishers Weekly, starred review In print since 1980, this classic, boundary-pushing book is a must-have in today's global age-a tribute to the ways in which we as the world's citizens are at once both different and the same. ![]() In this breathtaking tour around the world, young readers can pore over the many details that make each country and culture unique and special-illuminated by Spier's detailed and witty illustrations of festivals and holidays, foods, religions, homes, pets, and clothing. A celebration of diverse world cultures from the brilliant Peter Spier, one of the most beloved children's illustrators of the last sixty years. ![]()
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