How Much? Visiting Markets Around the World by Ted Lewin (1 book) (40 pages)

Bibliographic Information:

Lewin, T. How Much? Visiting Markets Around the World. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books.

Grade Level Appropriateness:

3rd – 6th

Author Credibility:

The author has traveled all over the world and experienced many things. However, it does not give any information where the author got his information to write this book.

Summary of the Book:

This book is all about markets all over the world. It talks about the floating markets in Thailand. It talks about the markets in the valley in Peru. In this book, the author gives detailed descriptions of the people and the atmosphere surrounding the markets. Many other markets are described. Everything from camel markets in Egypt to the street markets in New York.

Illustrations:

Ted Lewin also illustrated this book. The illustrations look like watercolor paintings.

Features:

The only notable features in the book were the author’s note and the end pages. The end pages are paintings of people in the marketplace.

How I would Use the Book in My Classroom:

This would be a great book to use for a unit on multiculturalism.

Response:

I loved this book. It was so interesting to see how the people of other countries buy and sell items.

Related Text:

Market by Ted Lewin