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While Reading What landscapes do the children go through?

Nico wakes up at seven o'clock every morning. He prepares his horse to travel ten kilometres in the open field. Ten kilometres separate his house from School 102, in Paraje Barachí, Uruguay.Nico gallops through forests and mountains. On rainy days,

Costas, D (2019) La historia de Nico, ECOS Uruguay.

After crossing the river, they must walk for two hours to get to school, through rain and snow. Some years ago, they had no access to education because of their isolation. So now,they happily take that long journey to study.

it is impossible for him to leave his house.

Nico wrote his story and participated in a contest organized by the AUF and the Book Chamber. Nico won and got tickets to see a football match with his classmates.

Every Friday in Chiloé, a group of parents go on a long journey to take their children to school. Every Friday the nearest town receives a mobile school.To get there, parents and kids built a boat to cross the wide river that isolates them.

Soto, M (2019) El largo camino para ir a la escuela, T13.

Parents in a village in Vietnam transport their children to school inside large plastic bags to keep their uniforms dry. They carefully wrap up each child in a plastic bag before getting into the raging river. Once at the other side of the river, the perfectly dry child is unwrapped and walks to school.

Nikolik, I (2019) Vietnamese boy crosses in plastic bag to get to school, The Mail Online.

Miss Minh told Vietnamese newspaper Tuoi Tre News: "It's normal. That's the only way to cross the stream because no bridge can stand floodwater.I've taught here since September of last year. I have to follow what local villagers do to come and teach here."






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