It's one of my major career goals (for real!) to someday work as part of a bookmobile, so this book is pretty much a dream come true. It describes different ways that volunteers and librarians provide access to books for people in very rural parts of the world. Books travel by bike, wheelbarrow, elephants, etc. It's so inspiring to read about how happy the bookmobiles make the people that they reach. I'm a dork; I teared up a little. ( )

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This book talks about Literacy around the world, and discusses how children in these countries recieve books. This would be good for discussing other countries and when discussing how lucky we are to be able to read. ( )

This book teaches its readers how books are brought to children in thirteen different countries. Kids in remote parts of town cannot wait for new books to be delivered. In Australia, those books are sometimes brought in mobile libraries. In Canada, kids order their books through the mail. England has a wheelbarrow right on the beach. This book tells of many more unusual modes of transport, including delivery by elephant! Side bars with small maps and facts about each country accompany each section.

The illustrations in this book are full-color photographs sent to the author from librarians all over the world. There is a world map in the introduction that highlights the countries that are discussed in the book.

From Australia to Zimbabwe, books are brought to children in very unique and creative ways. As one librarian in Azerbaijan explained, they are “as important as air or water.” ( )

This terrific book not only tells about varied library experiences, it exposes students to cultures from around the globe.
Curricular Connections:
*Map out where these types of libraries exist
*Compare/Contrast cultures