Around the World Libraries
Central Idea and Details
Text Features
About the Author
Words
100

This country uses camels to deliver books because of its vast desert landscape.

What is Kenya

100

The central idea of the book is to show the unique ways libraries adapt to reach this group of people.

Who are readers or children?

100

 This part of the book uses pictures to help the reader understand the unique library methods.

What are photos?

100

The author’s main purpose in writing this book is to inform readers about this.

What are the different ways libraries serve communities around the world?  

100

This word refers to a mobile library that travels to bring books to people.

What is a bookmobile?

200

This type of vehicle is used to transport books to children in remote parts of Australia.

What is a bookmobile

200

This detail from the book shows how libraries in Mongolia deliver books using this animal.

What are horses?

200

This feature at the bottom of a photo helps explain what is happening in the picture.

WHat are captions

200

Why do you think the author included so many different countries in the book?

What is to show diversity or the global importance of libraries?

200

This is the term for a collection of books that are shared with a community.

What is a library?

300

This country uses elephants to bring books to rural villages due to its mountainous terrain.

What is Thailand

300

 Why do the people of Finland use sleds to bring books in winter?

What is heavy snowfall or ice?

300

The author included maps in the book to show this information about each country.

What is the location?

300

The author wants the reader to appreciate this about library services.

What is their creativity or adaptability?

300

 In the book, the word "remote" is used to describe this type of area.

What is a far or isolated place?

400

 In which country do librarians use boats to deliver books across the Amazon River?

What is Peru?

400

This is the main reason libraries around the world find creative ways to deliver books.

What is to provide access to education or reading

400

 How does the use of bold text help the reader?

What is to highlight important words or concepts

400

The author wrote this book to highlight the importance of this for children.

 What is access to books or reading?

400

This vocabulary word describes the act of sharing or giving out books.

What is distributing?

500

Name a challenge faced by librarians delivering books in cold climates like Canada.

What is snow or freezing temperature

500

In the book, libraries are described as being important for sharing stories and this cultural aspect.

What is knowledge or tradition?

500

This type of text box provides extra information not included in the main story.

What is a sidebar?

500

What feeling might the author want readers to have after learning about these unique libraries?

 What is inspiration or appreciation for libraries?

500

The term for the large, dry area in Kenya where camels deliver books.

What is a desert?