Everything and Everywhere by Marc Martin - ESSENTIAL

Everything and Everywhere: A Fact-filled Adventure for Curious Globe-trotters by Marc Martin. PICTURE BOOK/NON-FICTION. Chronicle Book, 2018. $19. 9781452165141

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

This is a large format book that covers one city per two page spread. Each city is represented by a collage of tiny illustrations of different elements of the city and small descriptions of each. For example, the spread on Reykjavik contains geothermal pools and describes them as very warm and licorice and a label calling it a popular treat. This page also contains illustrations of people that are labeled with the most common names in Iceland - Jon and Anna. 

I fall for just about any book that casually takes a young reader on a trip around the world. This book is not exhaustive, but I love the cities it picked to explore. The mix of facts and illustrations should be a real hook for a lot of readers. You should be aware that there is an illustration of naked people in a bathhouse for the Tokyo pages, but it is very small and not graphic. 

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher