The Most Beautiful Place in the World [Paperback]

 

The Most Beautiful Place in the World [Paperback]

 

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (May 25, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394804244
• ISBN-13: 978-0394804248
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.2 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  

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Customer Reviews

This is a delightful children's book about a boy living in San Pablo, a small town on the shores of Lake Atitlán, in Guatemala - truly one of the most beautiful places in the world. The story is a heartwarming, but authentic depiction of the trials and joys of a boy's life in rural Guatemala. The drawings are also accurate portraits of village life. The themes of responsibility, love, and quest for knowledge are timeless. Not only will children enjoy this charming tale, but adults will enjoy reading it to them.

I have read this book aloud to my first and second grade students for years. It is an excellent story, well told, with all the realities of a different culture in a different situation than USA children. However, it is painted with the strokes of deepest, realistic love that a family can have. This is a great story to teach and talk about the struggles of families everywhere, the world and it's differences, and the importance of character "no matter what". It is the book my second graders yearn to read on their own and therefore is a super motivator. It is rich in geography.