Every morning, Siena - named about that famous Italian city - walks to school together with her father. They talk, hold hands and try to spot as many squirrels as possible. They live in Canada, in Ottawa, but are trying to have an environmental-conscious life, walking in order to avoid overloading their planet with a heavy Carbon footprint.
Why We Walk, part of Siena´s stories, anonymously written, is a first grade easy story about parental bond and slow life in the middle of a busy city. By using the story line, the little reader is introduced also to a list of vocabulary as well as topics of dramatic importance for the everyday life of any one of us, no matter the age and geographical location.
Although there are words that are definitely most relevant for the Canadian speaker than for someone looking to learn or to improve their English vocabulary, Why We Walk can be easily used in the classroom or for private lessons aimed at little learners.
I loved how the environmental message is introduced smoothly into the story, without looking too ideological or rather aimed to follow a mindset than telling the story. I believe that children are the best audience for a honest and genuine message for making the Planet a liveable place.
The illustrations are created by Shannon Wilvers, a Canadian-based digital illustrator.
Rating: 4 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour, but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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