READ YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD

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The children read books written by authors from different countries or set in different countries.

WE VISITED 70 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES – AMAZING!

Please see the map below to see where we ‘visited’.  Acknowledgements to our readers can be found below the map.



Book Title Author Country Pupil Name Year Group
In Polish: ‘Koala nie pozwala”
In English: “Not Allowed by Koala”
Rafal Witek Warsaw, Poland Maria 3
Kaytek the Wizard Janusz Korczak Poland Nathan 5
Wee Donkey’s Treasure Hunt: An Adventure around Ireland Erika McGann Ireland Mason N
Okulary Julian Tuwim Poland Mateusz R
The Penguin Who Wanted To Find Out Jill Tomlinson (Author)

Paul Howard (Illustrator)

Antarctica

(continent)

Amber 3
The Dork Diaries Rachel Renee Russell Westchester Country Day School, New York, USA Amber 3
Winston was Worried Pamela Duncan Edwards USA Preston 1
Handa’s Surprise Eileen Brown Kenya Husayn 3
Peppa goes to London Peppa Pig (according to Amazon) United Kingdom Jamie & Amelia 3 & 4
The hunchback of Notre Dame Victor Hugo France Jamie & Amelia 3 & 4
Irish legends for children Yvonne Carroll Ireland Jamie & Amelia 3 & 4
Greyfriars Bobby Eleanor Atkinson Scotland (UK) Jamie & Amelia 3 & 4
Handa’s Surprise Eileen Brown Kenya Jamie & Amelia 3 & 4
Dragon Gold Shoo Rayner Wales (UK) Jamie & Amelia 3 & 4
Wombat walkabout Carol Diggory Shields Australia Jamie & Amelia 3 & 4
The Cow Who Fell in the Canal Phyllis Krasilovsky The Netherlands Netherlands Class 2
Where the Night Came From BBC Short Film (Story) Brazil Netherlands Class 2
Handa’s Surprise Eileen Brown Kenya Keziah N
Bee-bim Bop! Linda Sue Park Korea Eliana 1
Shoe Wars Liz Pichon England (UK) Toby 4
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney USA Toby 4
Demon Dentist David Walliams England (UK) Toby 4
The 78th Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Australia Toby 4
When crabs cross the sand Sharon Katz Cooper Christmas Islands (Australian Territory) Harry 3
A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson USA Macaulay 6
African Diary Bill Bryson Kenya Macaulay 6
The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling India Eliana 1
Katie Morag Mairi Hedderwick Fictional Isle of Struay (Scotland, UK) Eliana & Keziah 1 & N
The Mousehole Cat Antonia Barber Cornwall, UK Netherlands Bubble 2
Molly & the Magic Suitcase: Molly goes to Copenhagen Chris Oler Denmark Denmark 2
The Emperor’s New Clothes Hans Christian Anderson Denmark Denmark 2
The Ugly Duckling Hans Christian Anderson Denmark Denmark 2
The Little Mermaid Hans Christian Anderson Denmark Denmark 2
The Snow Queen Hans Christian Anderson Denmark Denmark 2
The Real Princess (aka The Princess & the Pea) Hans Christian Anderson Denmark Denmark 2
Tokyo Techno Lisa Thompson

on & Jimmy Chan

Japan Alexander 3
Boffin Boy and the Time Warriors Author David Orme, Illustrated by Peter Richardson Japan Alexander 3
Feelings Author: Lisa Thomspon, Illustrated by: Cliff Watt United Kingdom Alexander 3
I’ll be good Author: Jan Weeks, Illustrated by: Janine Dawson United Kingdom Alexander 3
13 Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Australia Finley 1
Viking Adventure Roderick Hunt Norway Chloe 2
Tikki Tikki Tembo Miles Kelly China Eliana & Keziah 1 & N
White Fang Jack London Canada Eliana 1
Anne of Green Gables Lucy Maud Montgomery Prince Edward Island (Canada) Eliana 1
Asterix and Son Albert Uderzo France (Gaul in the book) Alice 5
Anasi Spider Tales Gerald McDermott West Africa-Ghana and the Caribbean- Jamaica Joel 2
The turtle and the monkey Miss Roberts The Philippines Year 4 4
The elves and the shoemakers Lucy M George Germany Poppy 2
Elmer on stilts David McKee Africa or India Poppy 2
Paper dolls Julia Donaldson United Kingdom Poppy 2
Grandads island Benji Davies Tobago Poppy 2
What a mess Adria Meserve USA Poppy 2
A piece of cake Jill Murphy United Kingdom Poppy 2
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl Germany is the first film Amelia 5
A tall story Indian folklore India Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Brave tin soldier Hans Christian Anderson Denmark Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Rip Van Winkle American legend USA Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Snow white Brothers Grimm Germany Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Baba Yaga the bony legged Russian folktale Russia Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
The Seven Ravens Polish fairytale Poland Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
The magic porridge pot Swedish folktale Sweden Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Wabi sabi Mark Reibstein Japan Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
The precious stove Austrian folktale Austria Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Why the manx cat has no tale Myth Isle of Man, UK Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
The Thunder God gets married Norse mythology Norway Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
The golden touch Myth Greece Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Amal and the Genie Persian fairytale Iran Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
A Promise is a Promise Robert Munsch and Michael Kusugak Canada Canada Class 3
Wangari’s Trees of Peace Jeanette Winter Kenya Canada Bubble 3
Buying mittens Nankichi Niimi Japan Japan Bubble 4
Keeping warm in winter Stephen Rickard Japan Japan Bubble 4
Polar Bears – National Geographic Laura Marsh The Artic

(could be Greenland)

Japan Bubble 4
Leon spreads his wings Wendy Lee Jamaica Japan Bubble 4
I wonder why the pyramids were built Philip Steele Egypt Japan Bubble 4
The Rescuers Down Under Disney Australia Japan Bubble 4
The lost civilisations of Latin America Nick Hunter Latin America (inc. Mexico and Peru) Japan Bubble 4
The nutcracker Julia Golding Germany Japan Bubble 4
I lost my Tooth in Africa Penda Diakite Mali Amelia 3
Egyptian Adventure Roderick Hunt Egypt Amelia 3
Pippi Long Stocking Astrid Linggren Sweden Amelia 3
Arctic Adventure Roderick Hunt Arctic Eamonn 2
Frida Jonah Winter Mexico Eamonn 2
Betsey Biggalow the Detective Malorie Blackman Barbados Abigail 2
The Very Sleepy Sloth by Andrew Murrey & Jack Tickle Amazon Rainforest (mostly in Brazil) Alex 3
The Lion and he Mouse Aesops Fables Miles Kelly (Illustrated by Gavin Scott) Africa Alex 3
Pete the Cat and the missing Cupcakes Kimberly & James Dean USA Alex 3
Going to Mecca Na’ima B Robert Saudi Arabia Husayn 3
 Island Wonders Lisa Thompson Greenland Sri Lanka 4
The Tiger Child Joanna Troughton India Sri Lanka 4
The Wali Dad Kristina Rodanas Pakistan Sri Lanka 4
Great minds and finds in South America Robin Koontz Peru Sri Lanka 4
The Smiling Rabbit Lisa Thompson Mexico Sri Lanka 4
Say hello wombat Kerry Kitzelman New Zealand Sri Lanka 4
The Pied Pipe Adele Geras Germany Sri Lanka 4
The Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen Denmark Sri Lanka 4
Great mind and finds in Europe Mike Downs Sweden Sri Lanka 4
The prince who thinks he is a rooster Ann Jungman Israel Sri Lanka 4
The strongest man in the world Louis Cyr Nigeria Sri Lanka 4
The tales of how the caliph became a stork Wilhelem Hauff Iraq Sri Lanka 4
Pompeii – The lost city Fiona McDonald Italy Sri Lanka 4
The Prince Who Thinks He Is A Rooster BBC Short Film Israel Netherlands Class 2
Kabo’s Diary Olive Dyer & Val Scurlock Botswana Netherlands Bubble 2
Morag the tickling midgie A K Patterson Scotland, UK Seren 2
Simon and Adele in America Barbara McClintock USA New York Bubble 3
The Explorer Katherine Rundell Brazil USA Class 3
The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens Lithuanian Folktale Lithuania Emetas 3
The Price Who Thinks He’s A Rooster Israel Nancy Cole 2
The Story of Wali Dad Pakistan Nancy Cole 2
Little Red Riding Hood European Nancy Cole 2
Diary of a Weekly Kids Jeff Kinney USA Nancy Cole 2
The Tiger Child Joanne Troughton Sri Lanka Nancy Cole 2
Madeline and the Bad Hat Ludwig Bemelmans Author born in Austria

Story set in Paris, France

Henry 1
A pocket for Corduroy Don Freeman USA Chloe 2
Gigantosaurus Dino Spot Jonny Duddle Wales, UK Harry 3
Where the night came from BC Short story film Brazil Annabelle 4
Diary of a wimpy kid: Double Down Jeff Kinney USA Annabelle 4
Demon Dentist David Walliams England, UK Annabelle 4
Little people, Big dreams : Frida Kahlo Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara Mexico Annabelle 4
Little people, Big dreams : Mahatma Gandhi Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara India Annabelle 4
Little people, Big dreams : Anne Frank Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara Germany Annabelle 4
The Butterfly Lion Michael Morpurgo South Africa Annabelle 4
Where the night came from BBC Short story film Brazil Holly 2
The cow who fell in the canal Phyllis Krasilovsky Netherlands Holly 2
The Tobermory Cat Debi Gliori Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK Holly 2
The koala who could Rachel Bright Australia Holly 2
The lion who wanted to love Giles Andreae Africa Holly 2
Where the night came from BBC Short story film Brazil Lily 1
Super Sloth Robert Starling South America Lily 1
The Magic Melon  Rosie Dickins China Lily 1
Madeline Ludwig Bemelmans Paris, France Lily 1
Peppa Pig Trip to London Neville Astley London, England, UK Lily 1
The lion that wanted to love Giles Andreae Africa Jake 1
Harry and the dinosaurs go on holiday Ian Whybrow Sydney Australia Jake 1
How to find Egyptian treasure Caryl Hart & Ed Eaves Egypt Jake 1
Rudey’s Windy Christmas Helen Baugh & Ben Mantle Santa flies over Australia, China, South Africa, UK, USA and North Pole Archie 3
The lion that wanted to love Giles Andreae Africa Archie 3
How to find Egyptian treasure Caryl Hart Egypt Archie 3
Juliane’s Story Andy Glynne Zimbabwe Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Beautiful Blackbird Ashley Bryan Zambia Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
The amazing travels of Ibn Battuta Fatimah Sharaf Al-Din Yemen Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
The fisherman and the goblet A folktale Vietnam Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
The magical mango tree Agronomist Avilak Venezuela Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
The turtle and the reef heron A folktale Vanatu Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Mauricio of Uruguay Sean Hepburn Ferrer Uruguay Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Zayoodi’s Adventure Sarah Sillis United Arab Emirates Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
The Fox and the Cat A folktale Ukraine Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Sing to the moon Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl Uganda Amelia and Jamie 4 & 3
Love has wrinkles Lisa McLean Jamaica Nemaiya 3
How Tiger got his Stripes Rob Cleveland Vietnam Nemaiya 3
Northern Lights Philip Pullman Svalbard, Norway Mr Cookson
Roger Federer Clayton Geoffreys Switzerland Charlie 4
Great Minds And Finds In Europe Mike Downs Europe Alex 3
The Miser Russian Fairy Tales Russia Alex 3
Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Man Junior BIography Italy Alex 3
Sloths: A celebration of the world’s most misunderstood mammal William Hartson Costa Rica & Chile Seth 3
History of the World Sally Kindberg & Tracey Turner Mongolia & Ancient Egypt Seth 3
A Visit To Cambodia Heinemann First Library Cambodia Netherlands Bubble 2
The Strongest Man In The World BBC Short Film Nigeria Netherlands Class 2
The Chimpanzees of  Happy Town Giles Andreae USA Archie 3
The world of nature Galapagos Claudia Caruana Galapagos, part of Ecuador Archie 3
The Hackney Martian Paul Brown Hackney, London, UK Jake 1
Toby Alone Timothee de Fombelle France Toby 6
The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale Jan Brett Ukraine Jessie 3
No Dinner! Jessica Souhami India Holly 5
Biscuit Bear Mini Grey United Kingdom Adam 1
Dog man Dave Pilkey Ohio, USA Fearne 5
The little mermaid Hans Christian Anderson Denmark Daisie 3
Australia’s Greatest Race of All Chance Wilkie Australia Sebastian 1
The Kuia and the Spider Patricia Grace New Zealand Dylan 1
Ashok’s Kite Margaret Kidd India Dylan 1
The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling India Dylan 1
The Story of Wali Dad BBC Short Film Pakistan Netherlands Class Year 2
The Wonderful Fish-Hook A Maori traditional tale New Zealand New York Bubble 3
Pocahontas An American Princess Joyce Milton/Traditional Tale USA New York Bubble 3
Sylvia the spruce Terry Carter / Graham Simmonds Norway Archie & Jake 3 & 1
Hop on Pop Dr Seuss USA Genevieve 2
Oi Dog by
Constable
Kes Gray England, UK Oscar R
Tintin and the Black Island Hergé Belgium (author) and Scotland (setting) Mr Cookson
Marina Carlos Ruiz Zafón Spain Mr Cookson
The magic bean tree Nancy Van Laan Argentina Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Netty’s Junkanoo Christmas Lynette Hepburn- Sinclair Bahamas Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Alligator Pie Dennis Lee Canada Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
How Tia Lola came to (visit) stay Julia Alvarez Dominican Republic Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Theres a Pharaoh in our bath Jeremy Strong Egypt Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
The good garden Kate Smith Milway Honduras Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Ludmila: A story of Liechtenstein Paul Gallico Liechtenstein Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Elena’s Serenade Campbell Geeslin Mexico Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Sela Blue and the first day of school Alisia Dale Qatar Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Songs in the shade of the Cashew and Coconut trees Nathalie Soussana Trinidad and Tobago Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Juliane’s Story Andy Glynne Zimbabwe Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Beautiful Blackbird Ashley Bryan Zambia Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
The amazing travels of Ibn Battuta Fatimah  Sharaf Al-Din Yemen Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
The fisherman and the goblet A folktale Vietnam Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
The magical mango tree Agronomist Avilak Venezuela Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
The turtle and the reef heron A folktale Vanatu Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Mauricio of Uruguay Sean Hepburn Ferrer Uruguay Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Zayoodi’s Adventures Sarah Sillis United Arab Emirates Jamie and Amelia 3 & 4
Meerkat Mail Madagascar Denmark 2
The chameleon and the pig, Audiobook Madagascar New York Bubble 3
Trickery at the crocodile pool John Kapau Kamasua Papua New Guinea New York Bubble 3