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  • Tall Tales

    Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 1990)
    A collection of eight tall tales featuring such legendary heroes as Finn McCoul, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Sally Ann Crockett, and John Darling
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  • Shopping Around the World

    Clare Lewis

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 1, 2014)
    This book looks at the rich diversity of shopping experiences around the world. Through simple text and stunning photographs, it introduces children to similarities found when shopping in different cultures, and honors differences.
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  • Chinese and Japanese Myths

    Jen Green

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2010)
    One of the most interesting ways to learn about other cultures is through the myths, legends and stories that they pass on to successive generations, which ultimately explain larger truths about the societies and cultures from which they originate.
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  • Food

    Margaret Hall

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 6, 2003)
    A look at how food varies by region and culture.
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  • Ancient Greek Myths

    Jen Green

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2010)
    One of the most interesting ways to learn about other cultures is through the myths, legends and stories that they pass on to successive generations, which ultimately explain larger truths about the societies and cultures from which they originate.
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  • Egyptian Stories

    Robert Hull, Barbara Loftus, Noel Bateman

    Library Binding (Thomson Learning, Feb. 1, 1994)
    A compilation of Egyptian folklore, including "The Murder of Osiris," "King Solomon and the Burning Sun," and "The First Light."
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  • Homes Around the World

    Clare Lewis

    Library Binding (Heinemann, July 1, 2014)
    This book looks at the rich diversity of homes around the world. Through simple text and stunning photographs, it introduces children to similarities found in homes in different cultures, and honors differences.
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  • Native American Myths

    Anita Dalal

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2010)
    One of the most interesting ways to learn about other cultures is through the myths, legends and stories that they pass on to successive generations, which ultimately explain larger truths about the societies and cultures from which they originate.
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  • The Tongue-Cut Sparrow: A Japanese Folktale

    M. J. York, J. T. Morrow

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2012)
    A kind old man and his greedy wife pay separate visits to the tongue-cut sparrow and receive as gifts just what they deserve.
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  • The Unhappy Stonecutter: A Japanese Folk Tale

    Charlotte Guillain

    Hardcover (Raintree, Oct. 9, 2014)
    Each book in this beautifully illustrated series presents a different folk tale from around the world. This book tells the story of the Unhappy Stonecutter, a traditional Japanese folk tale. In it, a simple stonecutter learns that you should count your blessings and be grateful for what you already have, instead of always wanting more!
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  • Around the World in 80 Pages

    Antony Mason

    Hardcover (Aladdin/Watts, April 27, 1995)
    Travel the world with companions Philip S. Flogg and Passport as they experience the diverse traditions, food, people, and cultures of the world, in a colorful around-the-world odyssey.

  • Dancers of the World

    Aurélia Hardy, Sybile

    Hardcover (Auzou, Nov. 15, 2012)
    Fifteen beautiful young dancers from all around the world share with girls their dreams and feelings. This book lets young readers discover the world through dance and music. Through anecdotes, the reader will discover the dancers' love for dance enhanced with wonderful illustrations by Sybile.Gr 3-6- Fifteen young women worldwide enthusiastically describe the dance form they love and practice. Each one talks about the music, the steps, and the dance's history, and imagines herself in a particular role. In some cases, she describes a real performance. The styles vary greatly-ballet, ballroom, folk, Kabuki, Senegalese, Flamenco, Tahitian, etc. The text is written in a casual, diarylike format that is appealing. The colorful double-page illustrations with some foldouts feature elongated figures with the same idealized dancer's body in attractive costumes and appropriate settings. The text is often on colored pages that sometimes seem a bit opaque for the print to be able to stand out. A useful addition for collections that need more information about the various forms of dance.--School Library Journal“Dancers of the World" is a magical vignette of 14 graceful dancers from locations, traditions, and cultures around the world. Beautifully illustrated with fold-out painted scenes, dancers like Heloise, from the Parisian ballet, or Maeva, a Tahitian dancer, or Cynthia, an American rock and roll dancer adorn these incredible pages. Each dancer has a brief biography that includes specifics about the origin of the type of dance she specializes in. From Aram, a Bollywood dancer in Omandur, South India, to Akiko, a kabuki dancer in Japan, here are beautiful examples of many styles of exotic, graceful dance traditions. "Dancers of the World" is a treasure chest book especially appealing to young girls who hope to follow their own dance dreams.--Midwest Book Review
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