Books with title People Around the World Lift-the-Flap

With more than 70 chunky flaps to explore and engaging scenes of busy people from all over the world, this book is a wonderful first introduction to different cultures and places. From a bustling modern Asian city, to a rural African village, the color and glamour of India's Bollywood and the green calm of a small European farm-the book's playful scenes and engaging fact-filled text combine for hands-on learning. The changing details that appear under the flaps-like a Middle Eastern man charming a snake or a treasure hunter searching for a surprise on a hot Australian Beach-will fascinate even the most hard-to-please reader for hours.

Take a trip around the globe and meet the people and lifestyles that make up our world in this richly illustrated reference.Organized into eight chapters-continent by continent, and then by smaller geographical areas-People Around the World is packed with photographs and takes the reader on a kaleidoscopic tour of people and their lifestyles. Young readers will gain a truly global perspective on how people live as they discover how the inhabitants of familiar and unfamiliar places dress, earn a living, and enjoy their leisure time. Along the way they'll also find out what foods different people eat, what languages they speak, what they believe in, and how they are governed. Special Features A reference section at the end of each chapter covers literacy rates, population densities, currencies, and life expectancies Chapter openers include a map and scene-setting photographs Superb photographs of children and adults in representative, everyday settings Comprehensive index

A follow-up title to the highly successful Animals Around the World, Animals Under the Sea andPeople Around the World.All of the Lift-the-Flap titles feature gentle text, bright, highly-detailed illustration, and 50 lift-the-flap surprises for hours of exploration and discovery. Young paleontologists can dig right in and get busy in this interactive introduction to the natural history of dinosaurs. Beginning with an introduction to dinosaurs, and covering the major periods of dinosaur life around the globe, this book's bright visual detail and accessible writing is perfect for early elementary audiences. More than 50 flaps hide surprises such as fossilized bones, dinosaur footprints, hatching Maiasaura eggs, meat eaters, flying reptiles, swimming reptiles, and so much more. Dinosaurs Around the World: Lift-the-Flap by Susie Brooks, illustrated by Anthony Lewis is perfect for hours of exploration at home, in the classroom, or on the go.

How do people live in different regions around the world? This set explores world cultures, examining their creative expression, religions, and holidays. Readers will learn how different groups contribute and relate to other groups around them. Timely issues such as multicultural societies and cultural diffusion are presented. How technology changes the way people from different cultures communicate and share with one another is also surveyed. Accessible narratives and full-color photographs from different countries take readers on a journey around the world, as they gain a deep understanding of how people live. Features include: Graphic organizers and primary sources that provide a visual aid to deepen readers' connection to and understanding of the information. Engaging sidebars and fact boxes deepen readers' understanding of the topic. Aligns with social studies curriculum standards.