First published to wide acclaim in 2002, this eye-opening book has since become a classic, promoting “world-mindedness” by imagining the world’s population — all 6. ways will make children curious about the effects of the different representations and keen to create their own ways of presenting effectively.

That number is remarkably difficult to grasp, for adults or children, but this book attempts to make it easier to relate to by imagining that population in a village of only 100 people.Granfield alternates concise histories of the Lower East Side, early immigration to America, and Ellis Island, with short chapters on four of the families who made 97 Orchard Street their home.

From the perspective of 100, it talks about the demographics of the world in an easy to understand way. It’s moving to see how much effort these impoverished people put into their small homes, making them as tidy and attractive as they could. Written by David J Smith, If The World is a Village paints a picture of the world population as just a village of 100 people. By exploring the lives of the 100 villagers, children will discover that life in other nations is often very different from their own.

Helps children (and adults) catch a glimpse of what life is like around the world by imagining there are 100 people and then telling how many of them have enough food to eat, where they live, what languages they speak, etc. are often hard for children to comprehend, to grasp (and yes, even adults often have trouble with this). It would be great in a math class if ratio, or percentage is being taught to students who share my "unmathematicity".