They may travel to school by boat, by bike, by car, camel or canoe.

And now you can learn all about the children of the world in our latest encyclopedia for just £2.99.

Disney's The Wonderful World Of Knowledge: Children of the World is available from today with a coupon from the Evening Post.

All you need to do is cut it out and take it along to your nearest participating retailer.

This is the final book of the year and it is available until December 23.

There will then be a two-week break until January 7 when Book 15 will be available.

This week's book is full of fantastic facts:

● About 16 million babies are born in China every year. More children live in China than in any other country.

● People in forest villages throughout northern and western Africa use drums as a way of sending messages. Children know the special beats mean "mealtime", "celebrations" or "danger".

● On the island of Madagascar, a man must make a speech before he is married. If the speech is no good, he pays a fine, then starts again.

We asked two pupils at Summerhill Infant School in St George what they thought of the book.

Sebastian Wright and Jahmal Drysdale both love reading, and with both their fathers coming from Jamaica they were particularly interested in how children in other countries lived. Six-year-old Sebastian said: "It is really interesting.

"We have children at our school from Somalia and Poland and they speak different languages to us.

"The books says Russian people have jam in their tea instead of sugar – that's so strange. But they would probably think things that we do are strange."

Jahmal, seven, said: "I knew some of the things in the book, like the henna on the hands and Russian dolls, and we had a piñata like the children in Mexico at our friend's birthday party."

How to get your copy

THE books are available from all participating Evening Post outlets. For more information about the closest participating outlet, call our customer service team on 0117 934 3535.

If you are a News Direct customer, contact the customer services team on 0117 934 3416 (between 9am-5.30pm). If your newsagent delivers your paper to your home, contact the retailer who handles your delivery and they will take you through the process of getting the book each week.

If you have any further queries, email us at promotionsep@bepp.co.uk.