The Street Beneath My Feet
A teacher’s look at why this book belongs in the The Why-Askers stage.
Why it fits The Why-Askers (for preschoolers whose every page sparks a question)
A fold-out journey straight down from the pavement to the Earth's core. It answers a question children didn't know they had, unforgettably. The two-meter fold-out is pure theater.
What makes it special
The fold-out format goes down — pavement to pipes to fossils to magma — turning geology into a physical descent. Yuval Zommer's teeming cross-sections are dense with worms, bones, and burrows worth many visits. It answers the questions children ask standing on an ordinary sidewalk, which is where wonder actually lives.
From the publisher
This double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey deep underground. One side of the foldout shows the ground beneath the city, whilst the other side of the foldout shows the ground beneath the…
About Charlotte Guillain
Charlotte Guillain is a British author of over 200 children's books, from phonics readers to the acclaimed Look Closer series; The Street Beneath My Feet turned a fold-out format into a geology field trip.
Also by this author: The Skies Above My Eyes · The World Around Me
More from “How the World Works”
This book is part of The Best Books for Preschoolers: 30 Teacher Picks (The Why-Askers) in our guide The Best Children’s Books by Age — 120 books chosen by the Montessori-certified teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX. Come see how we build readers →
Nobody paid for this review — not the author, not the publisher — and the store link above earns us nothing. Our only interest is the reader this book fits.