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Books in AGS SURVEY WORLD CULTURES series

  • The Usborne Encyclopedia of World Religions: Internet-linked

    Susan Meredith, Clare Hickman, Kirsteen Rogers

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Introduces the characteristics that religions have in common and presents the history, beliefs, and practices of the major world faiths and of the peoples of earlier civilizations.
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  • The Usborne Encyclopedia of World Religions: Internet-Linked

    Susan Meredith, Clare Hickman, Kirsteen Rogers, Joanne Kirkby, Leonard Le Rolland, Verinder Bhachu

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Introduces the characteristics that religions have in common and presents the history, beliefs, and practices of the major world faiths and of the peoples of earlier civilizations.
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  • The Usborne Book of Peoples of the World: Internet Linked

    Gillian Doherty, Anna Claybourne, Laura Fearn, Linda Penny

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2005)
    Describes the various people who live in each region of the world, and briefly discusses their religion, food, festivals, ways of making a living, and other things that make them different.
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  • A SURVEY OF WORLD CULTURES EUROPE, 2ND EDITION

    AGS Secondary

    Paperback (AGS Secondary, )
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  • A SURVEY OF WORLD CULTURES AFRICA

    Pearson Education

    Paperback (AGS Secondary, Jan. 30, 2006)
    Extend and enrich your social studies curriculum With these six softbound texts, ideal for low-level readers, teachers can custom-design a course on world cultures. Texts focus on Asia and the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the United States and Canada, Latin America, and Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. Each text explores a single region and offers a rich mix of topics, including: Geography and Climate, History, Major Inventions, Family and Life Patterns, Economics, Expression Through the Arts and Entertainment, and Current World Issues. The Teacher's Guide includes Chapter-by-chapter suggestions for classroom instruction Scope and sequence chart Answers to textbook questions and Blackline Masters activities Suggestions for additional activities to extend each lessonBlackline Masters are included in each text with activities to reinforce information presented in the texts. Reading Level: 3-4Interest Level: 8-12 Critical thinking questions, vocabulary lessons, and writing exercises for skill developmentChapters of manageable length to hold students’ interestExtensive glossary
  • A SURVEY OF WORLD CULTURES ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

    AGS Secondary

    Paperback (AGS Secondary, Jan. 30, 2006)
    Extend and enrich your social studies curriculum With these six softbound texts, ideal for low-level readers, teachers can custom-design a course on world cultures. d104s focus on Asia and the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the United States and Canada, Latin America, and Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. Each text explores a single region and offers a rich mix of topics, including: Geography and Climate, History, Major Inventions, Family and Life Patterns, Economics, Expression Through the Arts and Entertainment, and Current World Issues. The Teacher's Guide includes Chapter-by-chapter suggestions for classroom instruction Scope and sequence chart Answers to textbook questions and Blackline Masters activities Suggestions for additional activities to extend each lessonBlackline Masters are included in each text with activities to reinforce information presented in the texts. Reading Level: 3-4Interest Level: 8-12
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  • A SURVEY OF WORLD CULTURES THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

    AGS Secondary

    Paperback (AGS Secondary, Jan. 30, 2006)
    Extend and enrich your social studies curriculum With these six softbound texts, ideal for low-level readers, teachers can custom-design a course on world cultures. Texts focus on Asia and the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the United States and Canada, Latin America, and Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. Each text explores a single region and offers a rich mix of topics, including: Geography and Climate, History, Major Inventions, Family and Life Patterns, Economics, Expression Through the Arts and Entertainment, and Current World Issues. The Teacher's Guide includes Chapter-by-chapter suggestions for classroom instruction Scope and sequence chart Answers to textbook questions and Blackline Masters activities Suggestions for additional activities to extend each lessonBlackline Masters are included in each text with activities to reinforce information presented in the texts. Reading Level: 3-4Interest Level: 8-12
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  • The Usborne Encyclopedia of World Religions

    S. Meredith, C. Hickman

    Hardcover (Usborne Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Hardback Internet linked book from Usborne, published 2005. It attempts to present a balanced description of each religion among the vast array of world religions.
  • Usborne Book Of World Religions

    Susan Meredith, Cheryl Evans, N. J. Hewetson, Jeremy Gower

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Discusses Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, and other religions past and present, and includes a time chart and a compilation of religious sayings.
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  • A SURVEY OF WORLD CULTURES RUSSIA AND THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS

    Pearson Education

    Paperback (AGS Secondary, Jan. 30, 2006)
    Extend and enrich your social studies curriculum With these six softbound texts, ideal for low-level readers, teachers can custom-design a course on world cultures. Texts focus on Asia and the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the United States and Canada, Latin America, and Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. Each text explores a single region and offers a rich mix of topics, including: Geography and Climate, History, Major Inventions, Family and Life Patterns, Economics, Expression Through the Arts and Entertainment, and Current World Issues. The Teacher's Guide includes Chapter-by-chapter suggestions for classroom instruction Scope and sequence chart Answers to textbook questions and Blackline Masters activities Suggestions for additional activities to extend each lessonBlackline Masters are included in each text with activities to reinforce information presented in the texts. Reading Level: 3-4Interest Level: 8-12 Critical thinking questions, vocabulary lessons, and writing exercises for skill developmentChapters of manageable length to hold students’ interestExtensive glossary
  • Bushmen of Southern Africa

    Galadriel Watson

    Library Binding (Weigl Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2012)
    The Bushmen of southern Africa live in the Kalahari Desert. Only about one-third of the Bushmen continue to practice their traditional ways of life.
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  • Living in the Arctic

    Neil Morris

    Library Binding (Raintree, Oct. 23, 2007)
    What is the best way to travel over snow? What is an “inukshuk” and how can you make one? How do you play the game “blanket tossing”? The Inuit live in one of the coldest regions of the world--the Arctic. In this book, you will learn all about the food they eat, their clothes, homes, schools, and the games they play.
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