cross-cultural studies

Explores the ways in which people from a variety of cultures carry their young ones, and describes what children see and learn as they are carried.

Presents forty tales from various cultures, including Cameroon, Egypt, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, and Turkey, depicting trickster figures such as Coyote, Anansi, and Raven.

A collection of international folktales about storytelling and the role of stories in transmitting information, history, and values.

Describes how the coming of the new year is celebrated in different countries and by different cultures around the world.

Describes how speical events or people in the history of a nation are celebrated in different countries, by different cultures, and by with different foods around the world. Includes a recipe and activity.

Relates the history of childhood and describes how birth, coming of age, and other important childhood events are celebrated in different countries and by different cultures around the world. Includes recipes and activities.

Explains how Halloween is rooted in celebrations for the dead in ancient cultures where today it has a more festive approach such as wearing costumes and playing tricks. This text introduces how Halloween contains elements of both in our modern world.

Explores the many issues surrounding dating and sexuality in the United States, including a chronology of events, legislation, and movements, biographies of activists, advocates, and legislators, a directory of organizations and agencies, and a comprehensive subject index.

Presents scripts for twelve easily adaptable plays designed to introduce students to the different ways specific cultures celebrate holidays.

Describes the various things families do together such as eating, playing, working, worshiping, and sharing memories; and includes photos of families around the world.