My Librarian is a Camel: Similarities and Differences in Perspective

In this activity, students will identify the similarities and differences between their own experiences with books while living in the United States, with those of children from other countries around the world.

In this example, the United States is compared to Peru; the location of the books and the quantity of the books differ. Children in the United States can access books at a public library in their city or town. Many schools have libraries for children to check out books. In Peru, children get their books in a number of ways, including being delivered in wooden suitcases and plastic bags by donkey cart; the books remain in a reading promoter's home. In the United States, libraries have thousands of books for children to choose from. In Peru, each bag contains twenty books which families keep for a month; the books come in four different reading levels so children can learn how to read.