Theme: social life

The Food of Greece

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2012

This book offers students an introduction to the rich and diverse foods found around the world.

Descriptors: Europe, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Shona

By Book Importer | Published: August 24, 2011

Fifty-six newly released titles that provide a fascinating portrait of the many peoples that inhabit Africa. These books have natural curriculum tie-ins with multiculturalism, geography, and social studies.

Descriptors: Africa, Botswana, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mozambique, Nonfiction, Zimbabwe » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Sahara: Vanishing Cultures

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

This book describes the way of life of the Tuaregs, a nomadic culture that presently exists in the Sahara, the world’s largest desert.

Descriptors: Africa, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Geeta’s Day

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

Geeta’s day begins as most children’s do, but when she sets off to school, passing the kamar at the forge, the bhandari shaving a customer, and the mali weaving garlands of flowers to offer to the temple gods, her world begins to beat to the distinctive rhythm of Indian village life. Geeta’s Day highlights the [...]

Descriptors: India, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Child Bride

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

An eleven-year-old girl is sent to her grandmother’s village for an arranged marriage, and tries every method she can think of to escape her fate.

Descriptors: Asia, China, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Torina’s World: A Child’s Life in Madagascar

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

The children in Madagascar rejoice in life’s natural gifts–singing, working in the fields, helping their parents, and playing with lizards. Divided into three sections: “We Live!”, “We Grow!” and “We Feel!”,Torina’s World: A Child’s Life in Madagascar offers a glimpse into daily life in a Malagasy village and encourages children in Western culturesw to examine [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Republic of Madagascar » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

A New Frontier: The Peace Corps in Eastern Europe

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

A collection of black-and-white photographs offers a dramatic portrait of the Peace Corps teachers, business specialists, and other volunteers in the ex-Communist countries of Eastern Europe.

Descriptors: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Naked Mole-Rats

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

This story describes this strange-looking rodent which lives a social life in a system of tunnels under the brick-hard soil of East Africa.

Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Chaska and the Golden Doll

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Chaska wishes that she could learn to read and write, but the schoolhouse in her little village in the Andes Mountains is too small, and only the boys and older girls can attend. So she spends her days with Grandfather, who tells her stories about the proud Incas and their gold. Many years ago, the [...]

Descriptors: Latin America, Peru, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Children of Belize

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This book describes life in the small Central American country of Belize while following a variety of children in their daily activities.

Descriptors: Belize, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment