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My Own a-z blog challenge

March 31, 2015 Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

The 2015 April A to Z blog challenge begins in a few short hours. This year I am excited to be a member of Pam’s Unconventional Alliance blogging team. In addition to posting daily, I will also be visiting the blogs of other writers.

I am taking a blog tour of children’s books set in different locations around the world. Books provide a place where kids can meet other kids who are different in some ways but also have many things in common. Most of the books I’ve chosen to highlight are picture books. Illustrations combined with text can show us so much about other cultures and other’s lives. I’ve set a challenge-within- a challenge this year. Join me if you can and see if you can find kids’ books in the categories I’ve listed. Grab a book and find a comfy chair. Let’s go!

 

bear challenge

Kid’s Read Your World Book Challenge

Read:

  • A book set in North America
  • A book set in Central America
  • A book set in South America
  • A book set in the Middle East
  • A book set in Europe
  • A book set in Asia
  • A book set in Africa
  • A book set Australia or Oceania
  • A book set someplace very cold
  • A book set someplace very hot
  • A book set on an island
  • A book set in a jungle
  • A book set in a city
  • A book set somewhere you’ve visited
  • A book set somewhere you want to go
  • A book set in the state where you live
  • A folktale or legend set in a real place
  • A book with native animals in the story
  • A holiday book set in a different country
  • A book in a series that is set in different places
  • A comic/graphic book set in another country
  • A book about a child who immigrates to the U.S.A.
  • A book with the name of a place in the title
  • A book set near a famous landmark
  • Historical fiction set in another country
  • A biography of someone from another country
  • A favorite book set in another country

 

Filed Under: Books, Field Trips, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: A to Z April Blog Challenge, Around the world with books, global kids' book challenge, Read your world

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  1. Cynthia says

    April 4, 2015 at 6:23 am

    I look forward to seeing your posts this month! I love to travel and learn about other cultures, and sometimes I can do that by reading a book.

    Reply
  2. Kaitlin Throgmorton says

    April 5, 2015 at 6:53 am

    What a cool idea! I don’t have children yet but if and when I do, I want them to have a broad understanding of the world and other cultures. This is a great way to do it!

    Reply

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