Children Around the World : A Multicultural Journey

by Hodges-Caballero, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780893340339
• ISBN10: 0893340332
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-07-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

Songs from the Ivory Coast, clothes from Korea, food from Russia are all explored in this amazingly comprehensive encyclopedia of cultures. All children want and need to learn about the uniqueness that makes diversity so wonderful is here. Children Around the World contains recipes, activities, stories, games, vocabulary, maps, and flags from fifty-two countries throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, East Asia, South America, and the Caribbean. Recently revised and updated, this book includes the recent political and geographic changes in Eastern Europe.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. viii
Sample Lesson Plan	p. ix
North America	p. 1
United States	p. 3
Native Americans	p. 7
Mexico	p. 13
Canada	p. 19
The Caribbean and Central America	p. 23
Haiti	p. 25
Jamaica	p. 29
Cuba	p. 33
The Bahamas	p. 35
Panama	p. 39
South America	p. 43
Brazil	p. 45
Argentina	p. 49
Columbia	p. 53
Peru	p. 55
East Asia	p. 59
China	p. 61
Korea	p. 67
Japan	p. 71
Thailand	p. 77
Vietnam	p. 81
Malaysia and Singapore	p. 85
The South Pacific	p. 89
Australia	p. 91
Indonesia	p. 95
The Indian Sub-Continent	p. 99
India	p. 101
Pakistan	p. 107
The Middle East	p. 109
Iran	p. 111
Iraq	p. 115
Kuwait	p. 119
Israel	p. 121
Syria	p. 125
Turkey	p. 127
Africa	p. 131
Egypt	p. 133
Libya	p. 137
Kenya	p. 141
Nigeria	p. 145
South Africa	p. 149
Angola	p. 153
Europe	p. 157
Spain	p. 159
Italy	p. 163
Switzerland	p. 167
France	p. 169
Netherlands	p. 173
Germany	p. 177
The United Kingdom	p. 181
Scandinavia	p. 191
Greece	p. 197
Poland	p. 201
The Russian Regions	p. 205
Russia	p. 207
Belarus	p. 211
Ukraine	p. 212
Kazahkistan	p. 213
Bibliography	p. 217
Suggested Resources	p. 219
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