Minding your Manners ..at home ..around the world
Raynald Jacques LeBlanc
Paperback
(Library and Archives Canada, July 29, 2019)
This is a 'wordless/silent' picture book that compares manners around the world. The characters are children and adults exposed to the ways people behave. The characters are multiracial and multi-cultural. The book exposes many behaviors. They include greeting, eating, cell phone, and jaywalking. The ebook has a companion coloring book and a book of picture frames. You can use the dairy to draw your travels. Share this book with your child or present to a group for discussion. The manners are not inclusive or do they reflect exactly the country or area presented. Like all homes, we deal differently with each topic. The book depicts pairs of manners in a large number of countries and areas. These include, in alphabetical order, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, England, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States. A world map is included showing the location of these countries. Some pictures include well known iconic touristic sites such as the Sydney Opera House; Christ the Redeemer on top a mountain in Rio de Janeiro; St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia; Calgary Tower; Big Ben and the House of Parliament and a two-Decker bus, London; Eiffel Tower, Paris; castle in Germany; White House in Washington; Maori home in New Zealand; and Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. Besides fun and entertaining, you can use wordless/silent picture books in many other ways. You can use them to increase vocabulary, story structure; story retelling, and higher thinking skills.This is a companion coloring book to the picture-book with a similar title. A drawing book composed of picture frames is available. This is a 'wordless/silent' picture book that compares manners around the world. The characters are children and adults exposed to the ways people behave. The characters are multiracial and multi-cultural. The book exposes many behaviors. They include greeting, eating, cell phone, and jaywalking. The ebook has a companion coloring book and a book of picture frames. You can use the dairy to draw your travels. Share this book with your child or present to a group for discussion. The manners are not inclusive or do they reflect exactly the country or area presented. Like all homes, we deal differently with each topic. The book depicts pairs of manners in a large number of countries and areas. These include, in alphabetical order, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, England, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States. A world map is included showing the location of these countries. Some pictures include well known iconic touristic sites such as the Sydney Opera House; Christ the Redeemer on top a mountain in Rio de Janeiro; St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia; Calgary Tower; Big Ben and the House of Parliament and a two-Decker bus, London; Eiffel Tower, Paris; castle in Germany; White House in Washington; Maori home in New Zealand; and Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. Besides fun and entertaining, you can use wordless/silent picture books in many other ways. You can use them to increase vocabulary, story structure; story retelling, and higher thinking skills.