Free If The World Were A Village: A Book About The World's People, 2nd Edition (CitizenKid) Ebooks Online

                
              
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If The World Were A Village: A Book About The World's People, 2nd Edition (CitizenKid) Ebooks Online
The 2nd Edition of the best-selling book which has sold over 400 000 copies in 17 languages - updated with new content and insights about the world's people.First published to wide acclaim in 2002, this eye-opening book has since become a classic, promoting ?world-mindedness? by imagining the world's population - all 6.8 billion of us - as a village of just 100 people. Now, If the World Were a Village has been newly revised with updated statistics, several new activities and completely new material on food security, energy and health. By exploring the lives of the 100 villagers, children will discover that life in other nations is often very different from their own.If the World Were a Village is part of CitizenKid: A collection of books that inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens.
Lexile Measure: 840L (What's this?)
Series: CitizenKid
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Kids Can Press; 2 edition (February 1, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1554535956
ISBN-13: 978-1554535958
Product Dimensions:  9.2 x 0.4 x 12.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:  4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #52,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)   #23 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Cultural Studies > General   #413 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Explore the World   #785 in Books > Children's Books > Holidays & Celebrations
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
I shared this book and the video with my kindergarten children. We had been learning about different cultures. It helped the children see how many different kinds of people there are in the world. Some have lots of material things, some very little, we wear different clothes, live in different homes, speak different languages but we all need to take care of each other and be thoughtful of each other. Although they didn't understand all the numbers, they loved the illustrations and video presentation. Both are excellent! I also shared this book with my family and I can say it gave us lots to think and talk about. I hope it gives us all more tolerance and understanding with those we interact with each day. Wonderful, thought provoking pieces of literature and film. Appropriate for the very young and very old!
I used the second edition with my students. The second edition includes updated numbers and statistics. One of the things I like about this book is that it takes huge numbers that are too mind-boggling for students to really understand and makes it understandable. I also like the way the pictures compliment the text. This is a great book for helping students learn to look beyond their own neighborhood.
Most children, but espeically those in the USA don't have a good grasp of the world and it's people, the economy of such and what thaat means. These children grow up to be adults who also don't have a clue. This book give a good general picture of who has what which can lead to discussions about who is doing without, how we can all share and then have what we need. It is a good place to start.
I was very impressed with the first edition of this book, and still am with the second edition, as it takes very complicated and staggering statistics and information and breaks it down into child-size bites. In this second edition, the statistics have been updated, showing that the world continues to grow and change, and more information has been added regarding those statistics like showing the difference between the world village today verses 100 years ago. David J. Smith does a great job of increasing "world-mindedness" and the guidelines and suggested activities at the back of the book make If The World Were a Village a good choice for classrooms and homeschools. - Biblio Reads Children's Book Review
Riveting. I give this as gifts to those in my life who have lived sheltered existences. In a few pages, we learn some critical information about the rest of the world. This book contains exceptional data for understanding key demographics about our fellow homo sapiens. I suggest this is a must read for all of us!
great idea for a book, to reduce the world to a 100-person village and give statistics about the members of the village, truly eye-opening especially for western kids who don't realize how much they have. only issue is, a bit dry so my 2nd grader lost interest fairly quickly, so I donated a copy to his school hoping they could make it part of the classroom experience
Bought these for my children's school. The illustrations and explanations are beautiful and not too heavy-handed. However, they are not something to just hand to a child for them to read themselves. They definitely need the context that an adult would provide. Many of the concepts could be confusing for a child--dying by the age of 40, poverty in the midst of plenty. Hard things for even an adult to grasp at times.
For my Classroom at school and I am going to buy another. This helps our young children learn about the world they live in and the privileged lives they live.
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