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    Cultures Around the World | Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze4 Mins Read General
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    The Children’s Book Review | November 20, 2019

    The holiday season is here! How does your cultural heritage influence the way your family celebrates?

    Holidays, whether celebrating people, victories, religious remembrance, or personal events, are often steeped in culture and tradition. Carole P. Roman’s “If You Were Me And Lived…” award-winning series shows young readers what their lives would be like if they lived in another country, providing an opportunity to learn about different customs and celebrations. Each of the books are written from a child’s perspective and loaded with fun facts that are easy for young readers to absorb, guiding them through an authentic, cultural experience. They are an excellent choice for inspiring young readers to learn more about other places in the world, as well as opening up a dialog about how their own cultural heritage influences the way their family celebrates holidays.

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    It’s never too early to start teaching children about the world around them. Embraced by educators, parents, and children, the series gently and respectfully introduces the subjects of periods, cultures, and customs. Parents, grandparents, and teachers alike will love opening their children’s eyes to the world around them in a fun and easy way—and they’ll be happily surprised when they end up learning a few things themselves. It is the simplistic and positive way that award-winning author Carole P. Roman, a former social studies teacher, delivers the text that makes this series appealing. The books are short and to the point and just what you want when you’re introducing geography and culture to the youngest reading set.

    Books in the Series:

    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Germany
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Israel
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Poland
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Brazil
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Egypt
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Italy
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … China
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Scotland
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Greece
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Hungary
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Peru
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Portugal
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Russia
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Australia
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … India
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Turkey
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Kenya
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Norway
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … South Korea
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … France
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Mexico
    • If You Were Me and Lived in … Cuba

    Ages 4-10 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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    “Every book in the If You Were Me and Lived in … series is like a digestible and kid-friendly piece of Wikipedia, great for kids ages 4-10.” —Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review

    About the Author

     
    Carole P Roman

    Carole P. Roman

    Carole P. Roman is the award-winning author of the nonfiction series of children’s books If You Were Me and Lived in…. 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.

    CarolePRoman.com | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Pinterest | Instagram

    What to Read Next:

    1. If You Were Me and Lived In … Italy, by Carole P. Roman | Book Series Spotlight
    2. If You Were Me and Lived in … Turkey: A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World | Dedicated Review
    3. If You Were Me and Lived in … Turkey | Book Spotlight
    4. If You Were Me and Lived in … India: A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World | Book Spotlight

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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.

    95 Comments

    1. Briana on November 23, 2019 4:38 pm

      I love learning about other cultures and their traditions! My family is Polish so we celebrate Christmas and usually have a big family dinner the night before.

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    2. Nicole Watson on November 23, 2019 6:34 pm

      I love being taught about other cultures and my family celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas with a big family dinner the day of the holiday. I am really excited to hopefully win this giveaway so I can teach my children and grandchildren about other cultures as well.

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    3. Sohair on November 23, 2019 8:52 pm

      This seems very interesting about other cultures which I enjoy reading and learning and culure plays a big part in my kid’s and family member’s lives and mine and I always teach them about other cultures so they are aware of the different lifestyle of others so they can be kind towards others and this would be a great addition towards learning more about other cultures

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      • Sarah Oswald on November 29, 2019 11:33 pm

        These books are AWESOME I love that it teaches about different countries and their cultures this would be an AWESOME books for my niece to read to her children thanks for the chance to win it for them.

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    4. Nancy Jachcik on November 23, 2019 9:30 pm

      we are Polish and our holiday menus have a lot to do with our Polish heritage Would love for my grandchildren to become familiar with other cultures

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    5. wen budro on November 24, 2019 12:40 pm

      I am excited about this giveaway because these books would be great for my kids. They would love them. We don’t really influence the holidays with our cultural heritage.

      Reply
    6. Sherry on November 24, 2019 5:00 pm

      I’m excited about the books in the giveaway for my nieces and nephews.

      Reply
    7. Victoria Scott on November 25, 2019 6:45 pm

      I would love to introduce my kids to different cultures!

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    8. kelly woods on November 25, 2019 10:58 pm

      This is awesome. Would love this for my granddaughter. Love what it is and what it goes over. Thank you

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    9. Shelley Butcher on November 27, 2019 3:45 pm

      I love learning about other cultures and would love to read these books with my grandkids. 📚

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    10. jeanette h sheets on November 27, 2019 10:45 pm

      my family has different cultures and some married into other cultures and we try to introduce each of our own culture with everyday meals and holidays and i have a love to learn of others ways and cultures ,so fascinating i try to give that love to my own family as well ,

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    11. apple blossom on November 28, 2019 8:33 am

      I’m always learning for great learning and teaching tools/resources.

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    12. Barbara on November 29, 2019 6:25 am

      This would be nice for the grandchildren. Our family line comes from Germany, Ireland, Amsterdam and England.

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    13. Stephanie H. on November 29, 2019 11:48 am

      My daughter loves reading about the different countries and learning about all the cultures around us.

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    14. Tracie Cooper on November 30, 2019 2:12 pm

      I would love to win this for my niece who loves to learn about different cultures!

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    15. Candace on November 30, 2019 2:13 pm

      We are 1st generation Europeans and we are bringing family traditions to the holidays. These books would be great for our grandkids to learn more about the foods and traditions we celebrate during the holidays!

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    16. Amy Sheets on November 30, 2019 9:52 pm

      We homeschool and I would LOVE to share different customs and cultures with my children and explore new ways to expand our traditions. This looks like an amazing set of resources!

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    17. Beth T. on December 3, 2019 12:08 am

      Other than being Christian, my heritage (English and German) doesn’t influence our holiday celebration too much. My dad, on the other hand, remembers how his parents used to wait until Christmas Eve to put up their Christmas tree, telling the children that Santa Claus brought it. I understand that this is a very German thing to do, and it made more sense to me when I realized that *their* grandparents were raised in Germany with this tradition.

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    18. Jason on December 3, 2019 5:47 am

      My children have several of these books and love them. We have English and Norwegian ancestry and we do the British tradition of crackers on Christmas and make Krumkakken cookies (noreweigan)

      Reply
    19. Jeana on December 3, 2019 7:10 pm

      I would love to win this giveaway for my daughter.

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    20. Lauren Renee Sparks on December 4, 2019 10:10 am

      These books sound amazing. laurensparks.net

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    21. Kathleen K on December 4, 2019 2:50 pm

      My daughter has a mix of heritages and loves learning about different cultures. We celebrate both Jewish and Christian holidays in our house.

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    22. Donna L Holder on December 6, 2019 12:18 pm

      i would love to beable to speak another language

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    23. Susan Stickney on December 11, 2019 3:12 pm

      Since I don’t have a strong cultural identity, I would love to learn about others.

      Reply
    24. deana dietrich on December 11, 2019 4:08 pm

      we are a military family & have celebrated and/or shared in it. as a family it is something we are always looking forward to

      Reply
    25. Debra Branigan on December 14, 2019 2:14 pm

      I would be excited to win this contest because I would be able to share this lovely collection with my grandchildren. It is important to learn about other cultures as well as your own. My cultural upbringing in relation to Christmas was a typical American Christian family…Christmas tree, presents, and church.

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    26. Susan P. on December 15, 2019 1:34 am

      These would be great to teach the kids about other cultures.

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    27. elizabeth miller on December 15, 2019 5:32 pm

      We celebrate in ways familiar to italian, portugese, and irish so it is very important we recognize all of them within our holiday structure, especially since we have his/hers/ and our kids so some are a little different than others. This would be great to win as it would be good for the kids.

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    28. Sarah L on December 17, 2019 10:38 pm

      I’d like to win this for my niece and nephew. I don’t think our celebrations are anything special.
      Thanks for the contest.

      Reply
    29. Mary W on December 18, 2019 8:51 am

      I am excited to share this book with my Grand children. I have lived all over the world and want to share my experiences with them through a medium and they can understand.

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    30. shelly peterson on December 18, 2019 7:35 pm

      I would love to win this for my grandsons.

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    31. Amy Green on December 18, 2019 11:46 pm

      I am excited about the possibility of winning this giveaway so that I can surprise my mom. She is a teacher and loves getting kids excited about learning. We don’t have Christmas traditions in my family tied specifically to our background. We have always gone out of our way to learn a variety of other holidays around the world and how these celebrities are a time of these year.

      Reply
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