Jacobsen, Peter Otto

Text and photographs present the home, work, school, recreations, and day-to-day activities of the Corcoran family who live in the small village of Ballyduff in southeastern Ireland. Also includes general facts about the country.

Text and photographs present the home, work, school, recreation, and day-to-day activities of the Cheng family who lives on a houseboat in Hong Kong.

Text and photographs present the home, work, and day-to-day activities of the chief of a village in Senegal and his large family.

Text and photographs present the life of a family in the village of Mehendwara, India.

Text and photographs present the home, work, school, recreations, and day-to-day activities of the Michel family who live in a small town in the Champagne region of France. Also includes general facts about the country.

Text and photographs present the home, work, school, recreations, and day-to-day activities of the Fujii family who live in the town of Okazaki, headquarters of the Mitsubishi car factory. Also includes general facts about the country.

Text and photographs present the life of a silversmith's family which lives in Mexico City.

Text and photographs present the home, work, recreation, and day-to-day activities of the Al-Alrifi family who live in Bahrain on the Persian Gulf.

The Bajare family from Greenland describes what their home is like, what work they do, and what food they like to eat.

Text and photographs present the home life and day-to-day activities of the Stagner family who lives in Hawaii.