Travel the Globe

Story Times, Activities, and Crafts for Children

Desiree Webber, Dee Ann Corn, Elaine R. Harrod, Sandy Shropshire, Shereen Rasor, Donna Norvell

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9798216157342
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Library & Information Science
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

This book assists the busy professional with ready-to-use materials to present entertaining, educational, and age-appropriate programs that introduce young learners to countries and cultures around the world. The result of a collaboration of children's librarians and educators with over 70 years' combined experience, Travel the Globe: Story Times, Activities, and Crafts for Children, Second Edition offers the busy librarian, teacher, or media specialist with ready-to-use resources that introduce children to countries and cultures around the world. It provides recommended books, stories, action rhymes, fingerplays, games, and activities that can be used to plan a series of programs or a single activity that are both entertaining and educational. The book is organized alphabetically by country, with simple, low-cost craft ideas included in each chapter. All crafts use low-cost supplies and are simple to prepare and execute. At least two craft projects are included in each chapter: one for preschoolers, with suggestions for additional simplification; and another designed for children in kindergarten through third grade. The wide variety of resources within makes this book a valuable investment, as it will be useful year after year with new presentations and activities.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• Passport Directions
• Passport
• Travel ‘Round the Globe
• Hello Song
• My Hands
• 1 Let’s Visit Australia (Commonwealth of Australia)
• 2 Let’s Visit Brazil (Federative Republic of Brazil)
• 3 Let’s Visit the Caribbean Islands
• 4 Let’s Visit China (Peoples’ Republic of China)
• 5 Let’s Visit Egypt
• 6 Let’s Visit Ghana (Republic of Ghana)
• 7 Let’s Visit Greece (Hellenic Republic)
• 8 Let’s Visit India (Republic of India)
• 9 Let’s Visit Ireland
• 10 Let’s Visit Italy (Italian Republic)
• 11 Let’s Visit Mexico (United Mexican States)
• 12 Let’s Visit the Russian Federation
• 13 Let’s Visit the United States of America (Native Americans)
• 14 Let’s Visit Vietnam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
• Multicultural Series Bibliography
• Author/Title Index
• Activity Index