Ruurs Margriet
Ruurs Margriet - Where We Live Mapping Neighborhoods Of Kids Around The Globe - Hardcover
Ruurs Margriet - Where We Live Mapping Neighborhoods Of Kids Around The Globe - Hardcover
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Description: This fascinating look at 16 children's neighborhoods around the world broadens readers understanding of global cultures. This unique illustrated map book explores the neighborhoods of 16 real children from around the world. Author Margriet Ruurs who met many of these children in her travels tells the story of each child's neighborhood by highlighting the places that are important to them such as where they live go to school and play as well as interesting facts about their lives including the food they eat their religious practices and the sights and smells they encounter every day. From big cities such as Amsterdam and Beijing to small communities such as Salt Spring Island in Canada and the village of Komanyana in Zambia each place is special to the children who live there. In the book's opening pages Ruurs explains what a map is and what its component parts are: compass rose legend scale bar. Then each child's story gets its own spread with Wenjia Tang's playful and inviting maps as a backdrop featuring illustrations of the important places and a legend specific to that map. Each of the maps in the book is based on the child's actual neighborhood. The Say It! box includes words and phrases in the child's native language. This book has a wealth of social studies applications: it's both a valuable resource and an insightful look at how much children around the world have in common this book has a wealth of social studies applications. It makes a perfect jumping - off point for projects in which children create their own map and story or do further research on any of the neighborhoods in the book. Back matter includes activities a glossary an author's note and a further - reading list.
Title: Where We Live Mapping Neighborhoods Of Kids Around The Globe
Author(s): Ruurs Margriet, Wenjia Tang
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Barcode: 9781525301377
Pages: 40 Pages, 40 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 10/4/2022
Category: Children’S & Teenage General Non-Fiction
Description: This fascinating look at 16 children's neighborhoods around the world broadens readers understanding of global cultures. This unique illustrated map book explores the neighborhoods of 16 real children from around the world. Author Margriet Ruurs who met many of these children in her travels tells the story of each child's neighborhood by highlighting the places that are important to them such as where they live go to school and play as well as interesting facts about their lives including the food they eat their religious practices and the sights and smells they encounter every day. From big cities such as Amsterdam and Beijing to small communities such as Salt Spring Island in Canada and the village of Komanyana in Zambia each place is special to the children who live there. In the book's opening pages Ruurs explains what a map is and what its component parts are: compass rose legend scale bar. Then each child's story gets its own spread with Wenjia Tang's playful and inviting maps as a backdrop featuring illustrations of the important places and a legend specific to that map. Each of the maps in the book is based on the child's actual neighborhood. The Say It! box includes words and phrases in the child's native language. This book has a wealth of social studies applications: it's both a valuable resource and an insightful look at how much children around the world have in common this book has a wealth of social studies applications. It makes a perfect jumping - off point for projects in which children create their own map and story or do further research on any of the neighborhoods in the book. Back matter includes activities a glossary an author's note and a further - reading list.
Title: Where We Live Mapping Neighborhoods Of Kids Around The Globe
Author(s): Ruurs Margriet, Wenjia Tang
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Barcode: 9781525301377
Pages: 40 Pages, 40 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 10/4/2022
Category: Children’S & Teenage General Non-Fiction
