Here is a book for young students needing to find information about a foreign country for a school report. The table of contents lists: Land’s end, location, landscape and climate, wildlife, people, communities, customs, school and work, play, food, celebrations, timeline, Ireland facts, glossary, to learn more, and index.

Having never been off of the North American continent myself, I asked a friend who visits Ireland regularly for her thoughts on this informational book. She was pleased with the choice of photos the book held to represent Ireland, especially the one on page 14 showing the Irish country side, for most of the population lives outside of large urban areas. The photos sent my friend into stories of her Ireland experiences which matched the information being conveyed in the text.

Neither of us liked timeline’s format. It is unfriendly for the user. The three orange lines being directed from the ‘informational index cards’ to the place on the timeline is confusing (especially when they cross from the left page to the right page) when a simple diagonal line would suffice.