I would use this book at all grade levels because I think the poems are easy to understand with some explanation at lower grade levels, but they also are good for upper grades to learn more about geography in a simpler way. ( )

This book is very interestingly written. Many different myths and legends about the world are presented in this story. The illustrations are one of a kind and show what J Patrick Lewis is writing about to a tee. If teachers want their students to learn more about the geography of the world, use this book! The rhymes are so interactive and make learning fun!!! ( )

These poems have a lot of information to share with its readers. The poems about the explorers offer a small backstory as to when the explorer started his journey, and where they are from. The illustrations are fun. With the poem about countries changed names, the countries are shown as people walking around as if they have somewhere to be. The ideas in the book, from the topics of the poems, to how the poems were laid out, made learning these topics much more fun for students. For example, when talking about Italy, the words covered the shape of Italy. It was not just a boring one line after the other, the words went sideways and specifically made the shape of Italy. I think the big message in this book was that there is so much to learn about the earth. Whether it is the countries, landmarks, or explorers, there is always more you can learn about such a big planet. ( )

In my opinion, “A World of Wonders” is a good book for older children because it emphasizes the important landmarks in the world through poetry and art. Even though there is not a storyline, one of the qualities that I like about this book is that the poetry goes into detail about why each location is important in our world. One of the examples is the Italian Boot, which is the country of Italy located in Europe. The poem is on the page that is in the shape of the boot with the poem inside of the country, and its geographical location. Another quality of the book I enjoyed were the illustrations by Alison Jay. They are extremely detailed with the location and is drawn or created in a different way. The Italian Boot is a painting of the country, while Aurora Borealis is a picture of the actual place where this occurs in the world. The poetry and the art pieces bring out the importance of each place in the world and where any landmarks are located within that particular place. "Traveling by poem" is a phrase used by the author in this book and that is exactly what the reader does. There are poems about places and geographical features, poems about explorers and travel. The verse and the art are equally whimsical. The big idea of this book is that children understand the poetry expressed throughout and about the different landmarks and places that are extremely significant around the world. ( )

The book shows the reason of some special nature view, such as Aurora, Yellow Sea and so on.