When It's Six O'Clock in San Francisco

When It’s Six O’Clock in San Francisco by Cynthia Omololu

Multicultural Picture book Ages 9-12

3 stars

                 When it’s six o’clock in San Francisco, children all around the globe are busy going to school, playing with their friends, and spending time with their families.  Some are even sound asleep in their part of their world, it’s the middle of the night.

                This book not only shows the different time zones that people take part in, but also the different cultures around the world.  Within each page of the different cities, you get a little glimpse of something that is commonly found in the city.  For example in New York City the lady is on her telephone and in the window behind her you can see the Empire State Building.  That is why I like this book.  It is incorporating so much that it is hard to focus on one thing.

                When using this in the classroom, it could be used over and over.  Time zones would go over well with this book, because on each page at the bottom it shows a clock and what time it would be and the city.  This would also cover geography because time zones span over the entire earth, and you could point out where the major cities are.  Also the characteristics of each city can be seen through the illustrations.