Children of the world

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Ballel

a child of Senegal
2005
Presents an introduction to seven-year-old Ballel, a girl who lives in Senegal, discussing her family, school, and leisure activities, and providing information about her country.

Peru

1992
Presents the life of a twelve-year-old girl in Lima, Peru, describing her home and school activities and discussing the history, geography, ethnic composition, culture, and other aspects of her country.

Bolivia

1988
Presents the life of Porfirio, an Aymara Indian, who lives with his family on an island in Lake Titicaca, and discusses Bolivia's ethnic groups, religion, government, education, industry, geography, and history.

Poland

1992
The realities of contemporary Polish society are interwoven into this glimpse at the daily life of an eleven-year-old girl living with her family in the city of Poznan.

Ireland

1992
Presents the life of an eleven-year-old boy and his family in Ireland, describing his home and school activities and discussing the history, geography, people, government, economy, and culture of his country.

Asha

a child of the Himalayas
2005
Provides a description of a young Himalayan girl, Asha, and includes information about the country, region, and culture she is from, as well as a discussion of the different aspects of her school and family life.

Jordan

1988
Presents the life of a Bedouin-Palestinian boy and his family living in Amman, Jordan, describing his home, school, daily activities, and some of the traditions and celebrations of his country.

Kuntai

a Masai child
2005
Provides a description of a young Masai boy, Kuntai, and includes information about the country, region, and culture he is from, as well as a discussion of the different aspects of his school and family life.

China

1988
Presents the life of a fifth-grade girl and her family living in Beijing, China, describing her home and school, daily activities, and the ethnic groups, religion, government, education, industry, geography, and history of her country.

Greece

1988
Presents the life of a young girl on the island of Mykonos describing her family, home, school, and amusements and some of the traditions and celebrations of her country.

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