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Clothes around the World (Welcome to My World)

Clothes around the World (Welcome to My World)

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Author(s)

Ellen Lawrence

Publisher

Ruby Tuesday Books

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Release Date

August 01, 2025

ISBN

978-1788565370

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From reindeer-skin coats and boots worn in Siberia, to colorful hats and jackets woven from alpaca wool in the Andes Mountains of Peru, young readers will quickly discover that not everyone buys their clothes online or from a store!

In this beautiful photographic book, young readers will meet children and their families from around the world and learn about the clothes they wear, both for everyday use and for special occasions

Readers will get to see clothes such as school uniforms from Brazil, Indian saris worn for work and special occasions, traditional Native American clothes, and colorful Maasai robes from Kenya.
They will also discover the incredible headdresses worn by Long Horn Miao girls and women in China that are made from wooden horns and their ancestors' hair.
The book includes a world map that pinpoints where every story in the book comes from.

Supported by stunning photographs, the accessible text will help kids find out about the incredible variety of clothes, shoes, hats, and jewelry that are worn worldwide.

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Sharp Dressed Children

November 12, 2025 (Updated: June 06, 2026)

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Learning Value

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While children don't seem to be as interested in clothes as they were in the past, there's no denying that what people wear has an impact on the way they live. While the uniform of 2025 seems to be pajama pants, hoodies, and Crocs at my school, that's not the case everywhere. Clothes Around the World investigates the different variations on how people cover and adorn their bodies.

This starts with pictures of children in uniforms for school. Us children are shown in their regular clothes, so it might interest them to see the more formal sweaters and dresses that other children are required to put on in other countries. The woven Quechuan clothes from Peru look like works of art, and the outerwear made from reindeer skins and furs seem very warm. An array of color Indian saris are displayed, as are different traditional garments that are worn for celebrations. Some of the headdresses are very unusal to the Western view, but t shirts are universal and show up from Nepal to Ecuador to Vietnam!

Good Points

The glossary at the back will help with unknown words, and a world map places all of the different clothing in its country of origin. There is a table of contents as well as an index for this brief, 24 page book. The illustrations are colorful and show many details of the outfits and textiles, while including scenic backgrounds for context.

Young fashion gurus will want to hang this in their closet next to Adamson's Clothes in Many Cultures, and will enjoy it along with books about more specific garments like Finan's What We Wear When We Take Care and Sedlackova and Majova's What Should I Wear To Work? Khiani
and Lew-Vriethoff's How To Wear a Sari and Khan and Jaleel Under My Hijab are deeper dives into culturally connected clothing, and Butterworth and Gaggiotti's Where Did My Clothes Come From? will make children think about the journeys that their clothes take to get to them.