Exploring World Cultures (Groups 1 – 8)
From Ireland and Saudi Arabia to Argentina and China,
Exploring World Cultures allows young readers to explore in detail the customs,
beliefs, and lifestyles of people from different countries around the world.
This exciting and successful series helps young readers understand a country's
history, government, and geography, as well as its languages, religions, arts,
and holidays. Each book encourages kids to discover what life is like in a
different part of the world while identifying similarities to their own
culture.
Each Book Contains:
• Explorations of how the people live today,
covering topics such as language, religion, art, and food
• Color photographs
that complement and further explain accompanying text
• Age-appropriate
sidebars and fact boxes exploring key elements of the culture
• New
vocabulary is bolded in the text and included in a glossary for ease of reading
and comprehension
Curriculum Connections:
• Accessible, age-appropriate
information helps young readers understand different cultures
• Glossaries
further explain introduced terms for vocabulary building
• Images help to
guide reading comprehension
• Cultural diversity and understanding are
celebrated and supported through an exploration of aspects such as language,
cuisine, and history of different countries
