First published to wide acclaim in 2002, this eye-opening book has since become a classic, promoting “world-mindedness” by imagining the world’s population — all 6. If the World Were a Village is perfect for inspiring children with an interest in geography, citizenship and different customs and cultures, whether they read it at home or in school. The display above contains original material as well as documents from a range of internet resouce sites. When the 'gallery' is opened, the group members can take it in turns to be the 'curator' of their data and explain what they show to 'visitors'.

It's a good way to look at communities and our own impact around the world, as well as just to help students understand the magnitude of the world better. C.Andersen Prize for 2003, the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award for 2003, and was named a Smithsonian "Notable Book of the Year".This book (an updated version to reflect the current population) would be great to teach a variety of skills in social studies and math. The "Mapping The World By Heart" curriculum directly addresses standard number 2 of the US geography standards, and has achieved phenomenal results in public and private schools throughout the U.

With chapters focusing on nationalities, languages, religion, food, environment, eduction, money and much more, this book provokes thought and elicits questions. Granfield alternates concise histories of the Lower East Side, early immigration to America, and Ellis Island, with short chapters on four of the families who made 97 Orchard Street their home. Although English is the official business language in many companies and countries, don’t assume everyone is a native speaker. This book was featured as one of the selections for the August 2011 Maps and Geography themed books for the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books group here at Goodreads. I'm eager to read the author's If America Were a Village: A Book about the People of the United States!villagers would be Asian (of that, 20 would be Chinese and 17 would be Indian), 14 would be African, 11 would be European, 9 would be Latin or South American, 5 would be North American, and none of the villagers would be from Australia, Oceania, or Antarctica. Its hard to picture so many people at one time-but what if we imagine the whole world as a village of just 100 people? At the beginning of the school year, students draw maps of the world, and "the results are predictable," said one article about the program; "The maps always show incredible gaps in students' mental images of the world, with the only places included being the places that are real to the students -- where they live, where they've traveled. Activity 2 Then I asked the children to complete some data handling sessions where they could apply what they had learnt. First published to wide acclaim in 2002, this eye-opening book has since become a classic, promoting "world-mindedness" by imagining the world's population -- all 6.