Description
Publish Date: Feb. 01 2011
Interest age, years: From 8 To 12
32 pages
The 2nd Edition of the best-selling book which has sold over 400 000 copies in 17 languages – updated with new content and insights about the world’s people._x000D_
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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 6.8 billion of us – as a village of just 100 people. _x000D_
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Now, If the World Were a Village has been newly revised with updated statistics, several new activities and completely new material on food security, energy and health. By exploring the lives of the 100 villagers, children will discover that life in other nations is often very different from their own._x000D_
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If the World Were a Village is part of CitizenKid: A collection of books that inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens., This bestseller is newly revised with updated statistics, new activities and completely new material on food security, energy and health. By shrinking the planet down to a village of just 100 people, children will discover how to grow up global and establish their own place in the world village., These days, the world seems to be getting smaller. This timely, unique book enhances that sentiment. It is useful for a current understanding of the world’s population., This highly informative book will get kids thinking and asking questions., This offering can be an eye-opener and a source of action., It’s an eye-opener for all.—<i><b>Where Toronto</b></i>, <DIV>David J. Smith is a teacher and educational consultant with over 25 years of experience in the classroom and is the creator of the award-winning curriculum “Mapping the World by Heart.”<P>Shelagh Armstrong is a freelance commercial artist who has designed adult book covers, stamps and commemorative coins .If the World Were a Village was her first children’s book. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.</DIV></P>, Unique format shrinks the world’s population down to 100 and presents who we are, where we live, how fast we are growing, what languages we speak and more., Thought-provoking and highly effective, this world-in-miniature will open eyes to a wider view of our planet and its human inhabitants., This amazing book could be used in many different ways across the curriculum.Each chapter (on topics such as population, food and schooling) is accompanied by bright, folksy illustrations that make this global village look like a lively and interesting place. Includes a section on teaching children about the global village.
