ethnology

At head of title: American Museum of Natural History. Explores the fate of traditional cultures in the era of global communication including Australian Aborigines and Arctic survivors.

A study of three contrasting cultures --the Pueblos of New Mexico, the natives of Dobu in Melanesia, and the Indian tribes of the American Northwest coast.

Explores the diversity of human behavior in such areas as puberty, sexual behavior, family relations, and the status of women.

A collection of storytime outlines that focus on fourteen countries and cultural groups around the world, each with an opening song, suggested book titles, a flannel board or puppet story with patterns and instructions, fingerplays, actions rhymes, games, an annotated listing of videos and filmstrips, and crafts.

Full-color, illustrated photographs of the culture, customs and traditions, religious beliefs, and national festivals of people around the world.

Simple text and illustrations explore some of the similarities and differences that a child recognizes after moving to the United States from a Spanish-speaking country.

Examines Mexican Americans by meeting a group of Mexican American families, learning their traditions, exploring their culture, and understanding their history.

A child describes the differences between the country where she used to live and her new home in another part of the world, and discusses the benefits of trying to find things in common in order to make and keep friends. Presented in Spanish and English.

Presents brief color-illustrated overviews of cultures around the world, arranged by continent, and lists several related Internet links for each.

Examines the life and work of the woman who became one of the twentieth-century's most respected and foremost anthropologists through her studies of various peoples and cultures. Includes a timeline and glossary.