This is a beautiful book to introduce during a geography lesson. This is more of a trade and commerce book - it is not a story. The purpose that it serves is that of introducing the reader to markets in different parts of the world, such as Uganda, Ecuador, and Ireland, to name a few countries. As your reading, you don't know where the author is going to take you next. He brings you into the world of markets and how the people who work and shop at those markets make them come to life. The illustrations are so real, from the meats, the people, their clothing, it's impressive. I can quickly put together three lessons on just this one book. I really liked it. ( )

I think this is a visually interesting book about markets, and quite like it. My nearly 3-year-old daughter thinks it's too wordy and the pictures are too literal, and she's not interested. ( )