Languages are Everywhere

Teach your child about different languages and how people communicate with each other in the children’s book Languages Are Everywhere.

How does language impact our everyday life? Celebrate diversity and learn about the different forms of language and communication people use to communicate, as well as different languages used across the world!

Storybook Features:

• This children’s book features before- and after-reading questions, a photo glossary, and an extension activity to help develop reading comprehension skills.
• 24 pages of vibrant illustrations and photographs

About Rourke Educational Media:

We proudly publish respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!

| Language surrounds us daily. In this introductory, nonfiction book, students will learn that languages are how people communicate, that sometimes people communicate with languages other than English, and that not all languages are communicated the same way | K-Gr 2–From linguist Dr. Nandi Sims comes “Words in My World,” which explores the different ways that people communicate. Celebrating diversity in languages and communities, each book explores an area of linguistics. These range from variations in ­languages to African American English to Spanish ­spoken in the United States. These topics are at times more complex than a standard early reader series, but the content is delivered in a straightforward, ­easy-to-understand way. Colorful graphics, which mix real photographs with cartoon images of children, are engaging and help bring the material to life. Graphics are effectively used throughout the books to help illustrate differences in language; for example, images show how to say hello in Mandarin and American Sign Language, and a map shows how different dialects across the U.S. work. The books include before reading prompts and intriguing after reading activities that invite readers to explore language in their own lives. VERDICT Through the lens of linguistics, this unique series for early readers honors the different ways languages are used. -School Library Journal | We use language every day. Languages can be spoken or signed. Some languages can be written. Be a linguist today and learn about how people communicate!