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    If You Were Me and Lived in … China: A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World | Dedicated Review

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze4 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Author Showcase Bilingual Books Cultural Wisdom Picture Books Travel
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    Review sponsored* by Carole P. Roman
    The Children’s Book Review | July 29, 2015

    if you were me and lived in chinaIf You Were Me and Lived in … China: A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World

    Written by Carole P. Roman

    Illustrated by Kelsea Wierenga

    Age Range: 4 – 8

    Paperback: 30 pages

    Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2015)

    ISBN: 978-1511440844

    What to expect: China, Chinese Words, Places, Language, Food, Culture

    The IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN… picture book series is a great choice for any child that has ever wondered what it is like to live in another country. In award-winning author Carole P. Roman’s latest installment, young readers get to experience the hustle and bustle and beauty of China, or, as it is officially named, the People’s Republic of China.

    With her background as a social studies teacher, Roman selects important and culturally appealing facts to share with the intended audience of elementary school aged kids. China has a lot going on, so there is plenty of factual information to take in: population, climates, language, historic sites, multiple cooking styles, and the Chinese New Year, to name a few. The informative essentials are presented in short matter-of-fact sentences that are easy to digest. Text fills one side of every double-page spread and is offset by a multi-media illustration that offers visual hints of the cultural experience one could expect if they were, indeed, in China.

    As in all of the books in the series, Roman does a nice job of posing questions to the reader. This provides the reader with an opportunity to go deeper into the text and really imagine himself or herself in China. The extensive glossary is another way that the readers can immerse themselves in the cultural experience—pronunciation and meaning allow for greater understanding and additional fun that can last beyond one reading session. The only thing that could improve a story time session of this book would be following up with a delicious fried ice cream from a great Chinese restaurant.

    If You Were Me and Lived In … China is an easy read and a fun way to introduce the People’s Republic of China to children.

    Add this book to your collection: If You Were Me and Lived in … China: A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World

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    Enter to win a complete autographed set of the If You Were Me series, written by award-winning author Carole P. Roman and illustrated by Kelsea Wierenga; including If You Were Me and Lived in … China: A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World!

    Giveaway ends August 28, 2015, at 11:59 P.M. PST.

    About the Author

    Carole P. Roman

    Carole P. Roman is the award winning author of the nonfiction If You Were Me and Lived in… series of children’s books. The first title in the collection, If You Were Me and Lived in…Mexico, won the Pinnacle Award for Best in Children’s Nonfiction in 2012. If You Were Me and Lived in…Russia and If You Were Me and Lived in…France were finalists in the Indie Fab Foreword Review Book of the Year. Norway and South Korea have also been named as Book of the Year with Rebecca’s Reads and Children’s Reader’s View Book of the Year. Roman has also found success with her Captain No Beard children’s books. Her debut, Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life, was named a Kirkus Best of 2012, received a Star of Exceptional Merit, and won the Pinnacle Award in 2012. Roman lives on Long Island with her husband and very near her children.

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    Dedicated Reviews allow authors and illustrators to gain prompt visibility for their work. The author of “If You Were Me and Lived in … China: A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World” paid for this non-biased review. Learn more about getting a book review …

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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