Books with title The Race Around the World

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

When sisters Taylin and Paisyn balk at eating their peas one night at supper, Mom and Dad use the occasion as a teachable moment to help their daughters understand how much better off they are than many of the people in the rest of the world. In the discussion that follows, the girls learn of many practical ways to help others in need, such as charities, homeless shelters with free meals, donating money for housing construction and local support projects such as clothing, toy, and book drives. By the time supper is over, Taylin and Paisyn are excited about all the things they can do to help people who don’t have as much as they do, and they can’t wait to get started.

Have you ever heard of The Excited Burro or Ringel Ringel? These are games that children play in other countries. Children play different games in different parts of the world, but they all have fun! Vibrant photos, diagrams, maps, informational text, and interesting facts invite readers to learn the way children around the world play the same games as they do in this delightful nonfiction title.

Traversing across the world by train, boat and plane, the two children in this story poem encounter the extremes of sun and snow travelling to Africa, India and China. The book begins with a poem, before revealing their journey's details, and repetitive questions encourage the reader to turn the page and continue the voyage.• Yellow/ Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.• Text type - A poem with predictable structure and patterned language.• The story map on pages 14 and 15 gives children the opportunity to follow the route again on a world map.• Curriculum links - Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby bear? Passport to the world. Music: Feel the pulse.