cross-cultural studies

Presents a collection of poems, drawings, and photographs that explore the traditions and culture of children from 192 countries. Contains facts about children from each country, from the languages they speak to the games they play.

Looks at different kinds of food and drink and related customs around the world, including tea in Russia, hot dogs in the United States, and baklava in Greece.

Contains essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to education around the world,.

A study of time through the ages and around the world, describing how places differ in their pace of life, and examining the extent of those differences.

Presents more than seventy 4-to-8-line conversations between an American and a person from another culture--Arab/Middle Eastern, British, Chinese, French, German, Hispanic, Indian, Japanese, Mediterranean/European, or Russian--in which a subtle faux pas is committed, and asks readers to figure out what the breach of cultural norms was. Includes explanations.

Describes the background and context of over 300 celebrations, festivals, or religious holidays observed by countries and cultures around the world, with more than twenty listings for each month, and includes activities, sample recipes, and lists of related books and music.

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.