If You Were Me and Lived in...Scotland: A Child's Introduction to Cultures Around the World

Ms. Roman has a wonderful way of introducing younger children and their parents to different countries and this book about Scotland is excellent. We learn that Scotland occupies about a third of the island of Great Britain and is made up of more than 790 islands. Since Edinburgh is the capital, many people live, work and go to the university there where they can learn about medicine, law, engineering and science. Children call their mothers, Mathair and their fathers, Daddah. Some of the more common boys names are Ian, Connor or Malcom. Girls common names are Kelsey, Margaret and Aillen. Many people who visit take a trip to Loch Ness, a large freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands. Some people claim to have seen Nessie a large dinosaur but nobody has even seen a picture of her so they are not sure if she is even there. Like here golf is a favorite sport and played on a large open field. Of course the idea of the game is the same, to get a small hard ball into a tiny hole with as few strokes as possible. After learning some of these interesting facts my family definitely would like to visit Scotland, wouldn’t you?