You can't really ever go wrong with a DK book! This is a fascinating and engaging picture book exploring 80 different ways to travel, both in the past and present. Bright, colorful and just the right amount of information for kids to absorb. I will definitely be adding this one to my school library!

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this pictures in the book. They were fun and colorful. Kids interested in travel and inventions will enjoy learning more.

This visually appealing book consists of a series of two page spreads. Each features modes of transportation. For example, there are two pages that illustrate and talk about hot air balloons. There is another two page spread that is about travel by camel and yet another that features fire engines, police cars and ambulances. I found Around the World in 80 Ways to be a fun, engaging and well illustrated book. I learned a lot about ways of getting around! If you know a child who is interested in how we move, they will most likely enjoy leafing through this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. The opinions are my own. Happy trails!

This book delivers exactly what the title promises: a sentence or two in overview of different ways people around the world and throughout history have gotten from place to place. The methods are spread out between utilitarian and recreational, commercial and personal. Not a lot of complex information but casually interesting trivia.

This is a beautifully illustrated and fascinating children’s book on how we’ve traveled through the years. The book describes 80 different modes of transportation, from chariots to space shuttles. This book is so fun to look through and would make a great addition to a school library or for a homeschooling family. I could see myself using this book even for our preschoolers when we do our unit on transportation.
Always thrilled to review a DK Book! Thank you DK and NetGalley for this e-copy! I plan to look for this book when I visit the bookstore next. My opinions are my own.
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Around the World in 80 Ways: The Fabulous Inventions that Get Us From Here to There from DK, with illustrations by Katy Halford is a children's non fiction book about different modes of transportation. Travel around the world by yacht, tram, train, unicycle, jetpack, camel... everything you can imagine! Each scene depicts various exciting things that go and provides a wealth of interesting information. The fun and charming illustrations will prompt discussion and the incredible facts on every page will amaze readers.

Around the World in 80 Ways: The Fabulous Inventions that Get Us From Here to There is a well illustrated book, using realistic but colorful depictions of everything from the dugout boats and horses that were among the first modes of travel people used, to the more unusual items like kiteboards and unicycles. Each invention or animal used for transportation has a brief explanation, offering some history of tidbit about comfort using that type of travel. Some items, like the car, hot air balloon, and camel have much more information than the rest. I can think of many young readers from my past elementary school library position that would have adored this book, and think it will be a favorite for some.

Very readable book on a high interest topic. The illustrations work well. I see this being very popular in my library.

This is such a fun book to teach kids the different modes of transportation. My kids are loving this title and how unique it is!

We travel a lot, all over the world, so my children really enjoyed this book! I highly suggest everyone, young and old read it!

My daughters loved this book. It was great to see all the different modes of transportation around the world and then have them learn about them. My youngest wanted me to say the name of each one and then she would look at the pictures and guess. The illustrations are very bright and engaging.

Kids will enjoy travelling the world via 80 means of transportation. What a fun way to learn about some lesser known ways of getting around while getting a glimpse of worldwide scenery. The author has also sprinkled fun historical tidbits throughout. Illustrations completely fill each page and there are oodles of things to explore on each page. Each reading will yield new details!

Ways I can see families and educators using this book:
*Fun visual catalog of every imaginable form of transportation
*Springboard to research what countries use that form of transportation
*Look up when each mode of transportation first came into use.
*Write a story about the people you find in the book

The last double page spread of the book provides a visual table of contents. You get a thumbnail sketch of the featured mode of transportation along with the page number. I think it would have been nice to also include an alphabetized index for ease in returning to a favorite method of transportation.

Disclaimer: I received a free digital copy of Around the World in 80 Ways from NetGalley. No other compensation was received.

I thought this book was very comprehensive. I even learned about two modes of transportation that I had never heard of before (funilcular railway and valporetto). This is a great starting point for children, who want a little information about a lot of different vehicles.

My one caution to American readers is that this is written by a British author, and there are 14 vehicles that have unfamiliar names. (Examples: "pushchair" instead of stroller, and "quad bike" instead of 4-wheeler or ATV).

Overall, it is a great book.

This is a really cool book that can be used in many different ways. I think anyone who picks it up will enjoy the colorful and creative illustrations. I can think of some of my students who would sit and devour the entire book page by page, reading every detail about each form of transportation. For those who aren’t as interested in the specifics, I can still picture them finding out more information about whatever vehicle catches their eye. Also, this would be a great teaching tool for community related social studies lessons, as well as space travel and ocean exploration. Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC!