Reviews for Coming of Age

The average rating for Coming of Age based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-07-05 00:00:00 Christopher Sapaula Although I was intrigued with the idea and the chance to learn about some other ways of getting to school I am not sure if this book hit the mark for me. There were some pages that mentioned the cities or places where the children were while others just mentioned how they got to school while the educated reader may be able to guess on some of the locations until you get to the back of the book where there is a listing of locations for each mentioned child. For younger readers although the book can be a fun way to learn about others their age or somewhere close they still may have problems with pronouncing the names of the children or even some of the means of getting to school such as a vaporette or a skidoo. So definitely keep an eye out on your child if they are reading and/or struggling with this book. I wasn't much of a fan of the illustrations either. Although they caught the majority of the locations or transportations just perfectly there wasn't much of a difference. They were all the still of simple almost-cartoonish human characters and a blander palette even for the beauty of Hawaii's location matched the blandness of the desert scenes. All in all a great way to introduce children to how others may have to travel to school and a good starting stone for those who may want to explore more of the various cultures that surround us, even when it may be in our own backyard.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-12-21 00:00:00 Matt Lawrence ages 6-8