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wake up world a day in the life of children around the world
shakeel rides to school in an autorickshaw . sasha builds houses in the snow . cidinha helps her mother crack nuts to trade at the market . all around the world children are waking up going to school helping their families and playing with their friends . br wake up world follows eight children from eight different countries as each one goes through his or her day . young readers can see how their own lives compare with other childrens in such diverse places as ghana and russia australia and vietnam brazil and england india and the united states . a portion of the proceeds for this book will be donated to oxfam a non profit organization working to address the causes of poverty and social injustice . br
takes a look at home life schooling and other aspects of everyday life around the world by comparing the experiences of children from ghana russia australia california brazil vietnam and england