I have always loved learning phrases and words in many different languages. I'm fluent in English alone, but I would love to be fluent in multiple languages. Before I read this book I knew at least one word in 11 different languages. I thought that was a decent number, until I read Hello World and learned there are 100 languages in just Europe. My 11 seems minuscule after seeing the vast number of languages around the world.
Hello World: A Celebration of Language and Curiosities by Jonathan Litton is a fascinating and fun read for young kids and adult world wannabe travelers like myself. I absolutely adored this book and found it to be a super fun and quick read.
Hello World gets 4.5 out of 5 stars in my book review. I love the concept of the book. I love that the languages are written but also wrote phonetically. I love the tabs/flaps b/c it makes the book more interactive and a fun way to learn the information. Though, the tabs are sometimes a bit cumbersome and difficult to work with.
I love the fun facts found through-out the book. I love that there were hieroglyphics as well as sign-language; as far as I know every language was equally and well represented. I love that I learned so many things, such as in Vatican City they speak Latin. I love the pictures and the maps throughout. I love that the pages are a bit sturdier. I love many things about this book, and that is the reason why Hello World scored high. It's a great book and a fun read.
The tabs are a little difficult to work with. At first it is difficult to get the tabs up, and then the tabs don't easily lie flat when trying to turn the page. I like to think the more use the book gets the easier it will be to turn pages and work the tabs, but as of now it's a tad annoying. Besides the tabs, I did find a few of the extra facts written throughout the book to be worded a little difficult/awkward.
However, these not so fun aspects of the book are minor in compared to the many things I love about the book. Hello World is a fun read, and it would make a great purchase for any elementary school library, and the shelves of a language, travel, maps loving kid.
Happy Fun Nonfiction World Languages Reading!
Hello World: A Celebration of Languages and Curiosities by Jonathan Litton
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Best For: 8 - 12 year olds, 3rd though 6th grade
Worth a Check Out: Yes!
Buy It or Not: If you have a kid who loves languages around the world then yes.
Read Aloud: Not a book to read aloud, but fun to practice some of the different ways to say hello in languages around the world.
Lesson Ideas: World languages, Non-fiction
I received this book from Myrick Marketing in exchange for my review and honest opinion. All of my thoughts, opinions, and words are my own.
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