People Author:Peter Spier Emphasizes the differences among the four billion people on earth. Spier here portrays something of the amazing variety of human life on Earth. He points out that "we come in many colors," with different-looking features; that we dress in different ways, enjoy different things, have different personalities, live in different homes, spe... more »ak (and write) different languages (including a wonderful double-page spread showing samples of 40 separate writing systems!), keep different pets, celebrate different holidays and worship in different ways; that "some of us excel at things others could never do," that "there are more different ways of [earning a living] than you would believe." Yet, he quietly observes, "without a single exception, we all began quite small ... and in the end we all must die."
In the most important ways, this book demonstrates that we are all alike, while celebrating our great diversity.
Recipient of The Christopher Award, and An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.« less
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