This big book follows the life of two brothers living in Peru. You meet their family, find out about the town they live in (where it never rains), learn about their home, school and church – all illustrated with lovely photos. It is mainly aime...
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These vibrant and colourful DVDs are designed especially for young children to introduce them to a variety of festivals. As well as mini-documentaries following families through traditional celebrations, the video is packed with songs, stories ...
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This book provides a colourful exploration of children's food experiences from five countries, South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, France and India. It contains textual descriptions of daily food patterns and special days or events. There are a ran...
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This wall frieze provides a beautiful visual display of the Celebration of Eid. It can be used together with supplementary information about the Islamic religion and faith or to complement reading material for children such as 'Samira's Eid'. T...
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This video extends the work of the Thengapalli pack also listed on this database (Resource ID: 1579). It can be used on its own, but together with the original boxed set it complements a comprehensive package of materials.
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A great video about two journeys from the north (by Ekow Eshun, journalist and broadcaster) and from the south (by John Snow, Channel 4 broadcaster) along the Grenwich Meridian line (through the U.K., France, Spain, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Togo ...
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Conflict, Culture, Development, Discrimination, Education, Family, Farming, Festival/Celebrations, Global citizenship, Homes and Homelessness, Rural, Trade, Urban
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A well written and captivating story about a nine year old Adivasi girl, Kelu, who lives in Chembakolli. The Adivasis are tribal people involved in the struggle to gain land rights. This story is set on their annual festival day when the peop...
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This activity book shows how people from all over the world gather together to celebrate and mark special events. Many of these festivals are based on religious or cultural traditions. I liked the way the book links festivals together by them...
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An excellent cross-curricular series for 7 - 11 year olds about India. I particularly like the way that children are used to illustrate the themes and the contrasts within the country. The first programme is about a typical Bombay family thro...
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Arts, Colonialism, Community, Culture, Development, Family, Farming, Festival/Celebrations, Food, Global citizenship, Homes and Homelessness, Industry, Interdependence, Language, Play and toys, Population, Religion, Rural, Transport, Urban, Water
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As Linda learns about the Masai people from East Africa in her American inner city school, she feels a strong bond with them. As she goes about her daily life, she imagines what it might be like to be a Masai girl doing similar things. The pi...
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Animal welfare, Culture, Family, Festival/Celebrations, Food, Global citizenship, Homes and Homelessness, Refugees / Asylum, Rural, Urban, Water
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