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If  the World Were a Village by David Smith

This colourfully illustrated book helps to communicate several ideas about human development, by imagining that today's world population equates to 100 people. So, for example, 61 people would be from Asia, 13 from Africa, 12 from Europe, 8 from South and Central America, 5 from Canada and the US, and 1 from Oceania. The book continues with this analogy to explore themes of language, age, religion, food, school, money and electricity. It highlights key development ideas in a simple way, and would be a great basis for maths data handling activities or circle time PSHE discussions. A section at the back of the book also suggests some activities and classroom questions and there is access to a website, which has activities suitable for the UK curriculum.

Symbols of Faith by Joyce Mackley

An innovative new resource book with lots of ideas for learning about symbols and exploring their meaning experientially - looking at a variety of images, listening to different sounds and engaging in practical activities such as arts and crafts, role-play and games.

Small World: Carrying by Gwenyth Swain

What do you carry? A bag full of books? Your baby sister or brother? 'Carrying' takes you all around the world to find out what people carry, and to discover some of the things that bring people together in this 'Small World' series.
The book is illustrated with wonderful photographs, one per page, and a lyrical, simple text, making these ideal read aloud books or first readers for sharing. Some fun follow-up activities are included at the end.

Encyclopaedia of People

A new and stunningly photographed encyclopaedia of people. The book groups countries within North and Central America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and The Pacific and Australia, but its whole focus is looking at similarities rather than differences, the things that make us all human rather than people of different countries. This is an approach introduced early in the book by a fascinating Global Village overview of the world's statistics on food, education, nationality, religion, language, air and water.

Children just like me by Susan Copsey

A vibrant celebration in photographs and words of the diverse cultures represented in the world, as seen through the eyes of its children. Heritage, present way of life and plans for the future are charted through some stunning pictures, and the sum total is a pictorial multicultural journey of exploration to appeal to children everywhere.