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Where Children Sleep (2010)

by James Mollison(Favorite Author)

4.46 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1905712162 (ISBN13: 9781905712168)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Chris Boot

review 1: I read this book with my eleven year old daughter. We both really liked it. It really makes you think about your life, and for us it helped reinforce how well off we truly are, and how much more difficult our lives could be. It also reminded us of the inequality in the world.Other reviewers make a good point: the book is not comprehensive regarding geography, nor does it describe children at all levels of prosperity. But how could it? For what it does present it is very interesting.We read this book (mostly) while riding public transit to school in the mornings. The fact that each child had just a paragraph description made it easy to pickup and read for just a few minutes at a time.The best part of the book was the discussions that took place after each child's s... moretory.
review 2: I wasn't sure how I would feel about this book. After I finished it, and spent some time really reviewing the pictures, I just feel so sad. I really appreciate that the author presented each child's story without judgement, just the presentation of that child's specific circumstances. There was no attempt to make this about class, or race or nationality...just a picture of these kids, and the places they lay their little heads at night. It was very beautiful, and his portraits of the children themselves were captivating. Well done. less

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