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A is for Africa
Authors: Ifeoma Onyefulu
Synopsis: A picture alphabet in which the
author, a press photographer, focuses her lens on people carrying on
their traditional crafts and tribal customs, but also having fun in ways
which echo family life the world over. The book introduces children to
African crafts and customs.
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is for India
C
is for China
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Nigeria (We Come From Series)
Authors: Alison Brownlie
Synopsis: Experience everyday life in
Nigeria by meeting a family from Lagos. Discover what food is grown and
what dishes a typical Nigerian family eats. Find out about the weather
and different landscapes and see people at work and play.
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Also Available: Japan
France
Germany
Brazil
South
Africa
Jamaica
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Come Home With Us
Author: Oxfam, Annie Kluber
(Illustrator)
Synopsis: The way people live is
different in many parts of the world. These books, published in
association with Oxfam, aim to illustrate that people are the same all
over the world and have the same hopes and dreams, but that their
lives are very unique. This book shows the different homes people live
in.
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Atlas of Peoples
Authors: Denise Millet, Claude Millet
Synopsis: An atlas on the peoples of the
world, which describes the comparisons and contrasts between global
cultures and populations from the different continents, including
Europe, the Far East, Africa and Australia. Illustrated in full colour
by Denise and Claude Millet. One of two titles in the FIRST DISCOVERY
ATLAS.
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What's It Like to Live in Jamaica?
Author: Ali Brownlie
Synopsis: A bright and colourful
introduction to life in Jamaica. Find out what the landscape, weather,
transport, farming, food, shopping, houses, working life, festivals and
having fun is like in Jamaica. Includes a large, colour map of Jamaica
with an inset map showing its position in the world. Unfamiliar words
are in bold and can be found in the glossary at the back of the book. A
'scrapbook' spread shows things that children might collect from that
country to put in a scrapbook, such as tickets, coins and postcards.
There is a small list of words peculiar to Jamaica, which children might
come across if they were to visit there..
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Also Available: Canada
Italy
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In the Town
Authors: Frances Mackay, Claire Boyce
Synopsis: This series uses colour
photographs to explore different themes relevant to early topic work in
the classroom. Each title includes a glossary to explain new or
difficult words and a simple index to introduce referencing skills.
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the Country
At
the Beach
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Visit England
Authors: Anita Ganeri, Chris Oxlade
Synopsis: One of a series that introduces
countries to young researchers. Each country is considered in terms of
its location, weather, shelter, food, landmarks, transport, schools,
clothing, recreations, celebrations and culture. The books use simple
text and photographs to present first reference facts.
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Scotland
Visit
Northern Ireland
Visit
Wales
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Oceans
Authors: Vic Parker
Synopsis: "My World of Geography"
introduces the reader to the basics of physical geography. Each book
looks at a different geographical feature and describes what it is like.
It includes maps at a range of scales that show the reader what places
and features are like and where they are, and features high-quality
photographs with captions and labelled diagrams supported by clear,
accessible text.
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Also Available: Lakes
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A Year in the City
Authors: Frances Mackay, Claire Boyce
Synopsis: Using photographs and a minimal
amount of text, this title looks at the typical changes that occur
through the course of a year in the city.
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Also Available: A
Year in the Village
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Transport (Around the World)
Author: Margaret Hall
Synopsis: Each book in this new series
explores an aspect of life that young readers will recognize. It
explains how people around the world have needs and activities in
common, and how these can be similar in different parts of the world.
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Also Available: Clothes
Food
Schools
Sports
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Town and Countryside (Going Places)
Authors: Barbara Taylor, Tessa
Richardson-Jones
Synopsis: A series of geography books
that explore the relationship between people and their environment. Each
title begins with a child's local, familiar surroundings before moving
on to the way people live in other parts of the world. Topics discussed
include environmental change, population and planning.
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Also Available: Where
People Shop
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If The World Were a Village
Author: David J. Smith, Sphere Project
Synopsis: Aiming to provoke thought
and elicit questions, this book explains facts about the world's
population simply. Instead of unimaginable billions, it presents the
whole world as a village of just 100 people. We find out that 22 speak a
Chinese dialect and that 17 can't read or write. This book includes
guidance on teaching activities for use in the classroom and includes
notes for parents and teachers as well as extra teachning activities.
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Village Life in India
Authors: Steve Brace
Synopsis: Village Life in India is one
of the topics in the new Cambridge Primary Geography course, which has
been specially written for the revised geography curriculum at key stage
2. Each topic in the series covers the content of one locality or
thematic study as outlined in the national curriculum, while developing
a wide range of geographical skills and understanding. This is an
enquiry-based course which provides enjoyable activities suitable for
children of a wide range of abilities. Village life in India fulfils the
requirement that pupils study a contrasting foreign locality. Pupils are
introduced to the physical and social contrasts of India, the area of
the Nilgiri Hills and the villages of Chembakolli and Kanjikolly. The
changes in the traditional lifestyle of the Adivasi people are explored.
The effects of poverty, and efforts to improve the peoples' physical
living conditions and their political and social rights are also
examined.
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DK Guide to the Oceans
Author: Frances Dipper
Synopsis: Did you know that sharks are
not nearly the most dangerous creature in the ocean? Or that life
thrives even in the icy waters of Antarctica? Dive-in and discover the
depths of marine life, both above and below the water. DK Guide to
Oceans takes a close-up look at the amazing creatures that inhabit the
worlds oceans, from giant spiders to colourful coral.
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Landscape of St. Lucia
Authors: Alison Brownlie
Synopsis: Where would you find an
island with the world's only drive-in volcano, a beautiful rainforest, a
bumper crop of bananas and a bright green parrot? Where else but St
Lucia, in the heart of the Caribbean. For ages 8-12.
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China (Changing Face Of)
Author: Stephen Keeler
Synopsis: Designed for the National
Curriculum Key Stage 2 for Geography, this illustrated text looks at how
China is changing to face the challenges of the 21st century. Twenty
years ago the streets of China's cities were crowded with bicycles.
Military music echoed through the squares and people gathered in the
teahouse for green tea and a game of cards. Today the bicycles are still
there but the roar of cars and buses drowns out the bicycle bells. Shiny
office blocks tower above the dust and fumes, and the smell of coffee
spills on to the streets. Meet the people of China and discover the
diversity of their lives, from a taxi driver in Shanghai to a grain
farmer in Shaanxi. Includes maps and geographic panels showing
statistics and fact boxes about size, flag, population, religion,
currency and language.
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Also Available: Peru
Kenya
South
Africa
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Last updated: 20th September 2006
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