This valuable reference guide provides suggestions of picture books set in more than 70 countries in each continent of the world, along with standards-based activities. Reading the World with Picture Books presents an exhaustive collection of booktalk options with picture books that are set in the major countries of each continent. Hundreds of children's books with an international flavor are organized by continent and then by country, and suggested activities accompany the titles, encouraging students to interpret information related to historical or geographic concepts and use problem-solving skills. Activities range from those appropriate for beginners to experienced researchers/writers. All call for high-level thinking and most provide opportunities to respond in creative ways. In addition, all of the activities are keyed to selected national standards in language arts and social studies.
The picture books suggested are not only excellent choices to capture a booktalk audience's attention and educate young readers about world culture, but also to demonstrate how human beings have adapted to the various environments of the world.
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Take your students on a trip around the world through picture books, and encourage higher-level thinking with standards-based activities. . . . A great resource for classroom teachers and librarians . . . * Catholic Library World * With a little over a hundred countries presented, this book is a good resource for taking students around the world via books. * Library Media Connection *
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This valuable reference guide provides suggestions of picture books set in more than 70 countries in each continent of the world, along with standards-based activities.
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| Selected National Standards in Language Arts and Social Studies |
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Part One Introducing the Seven Continents |
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Mnemonics: Remembering the Seven Continents (a Mostly True Story) |
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Scrambled Sentence Definitions |
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Around the World with Pirates! |
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Create a Country Relay Game |
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Endangered Animal Poem Pattern |
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Ugandan Crafts and Activities |
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Tales from the Brothers Grimm |
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Iceland and the Far North |
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131 | (6) |
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Sing a Swedish Animal Song |
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147 | (3) |
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Part Four North and Central America |
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Facts about North and Central America |
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What Does Canada Produce? |
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Guatemalan Games and Crafts |
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187 | (3) |
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189 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (7) |
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Creative Thinking with Tall Tales |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (4) |
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220 | (3) |
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Facts about South America |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (2) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (3) |
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What You Can Do with a Puppy |
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236 | (3) |
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241 | (3) |
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Part Seven Australia/Oceania |
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Facts about Australia/Oceania |
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Around Australia in Seven Letters |
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264 | (1) |
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Write a Fact or Fiction Book |
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New Guinea and Papua New Guinea |
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268 | (2) |
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Unpacking the Tourist Bag |
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Part Eight Asia and the Middle East |
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Facts about Asia and the Middle East |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (2) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (2) |
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286 | (4) |
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China (People's Republic of) |
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290 | (7) |
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297 | (3) |
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Write a Cinderella Tale from the Middle East |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (3) |
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308 | (6) |
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314 | (4) |
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Research a Mongolian Animal |
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324 | (2) |
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When the Sun Comes up Pattern |
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330 | (4) |
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Nancy J. Polette is professor of education at Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO, former director of the Laboratory School for Gifted Children, author of more than 100 professional books, and an in-demand conference speaker.
