Author : David J. Smith
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 25,61 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1550747797
This unusual picture book shrinks the world's population down to a village of 100 to help children better understand who we are, where we live, how fast we are growing and more. "Thought-provoking and highly effective, this world-in-miniature will open eyes to a wider view of our planet and its human inhabitants."
Author : David J. Smith
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 11,61 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Geography
ISBN : 9780713668803
This is the new paperback edition of a beautiful and unique book, which explains facts about the world's population in a simple and fascinating way. Instead of unimaginable billions, it presents the whole world as a village of just 100 people. We soon find out that 22 speak a Chinese dialect and that 17 cannot read or write. We also discover the people's religions, their education, their standard of living, and much much more… This book provokes thought and elicits questions. It cannot fail to inspire children's interest in world geography, citizenship and different customs and cultures, whether they read it at home or at school.
Author : Dan Hancox
Publisher :
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 22,38 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1781681309
One hundred kilometers from Seville, there is a small village, Marinaleda, that for the last thirty years has been at the center of a long struggle to create a communist utopia. In a story reminiscent of the Asterix books, Dan Hancox explores the reality behind the community where no one has a mortgage, sport is played in the Che Guevara stadium and there are monthly "Red Sundays" where everyone works together to clean up the neighbourhood. In particular he tells the story of the village mayor, Sanchez Gordillo, who in 2012 became a household name in Spain after leading raids on local supermarkets to feed the Andalucian unemployed.
Author : Ramesh Srinivasan
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 25,20 MB
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1479856088
1. Technology myths and histories -- 2. Digital stories from the developing world -- 3. Native Americans, networks, and technology -- 4. Multiple voices : performing technology and knowledge -- 5. Taking back our media.
Author : Yutaka Kobayashi
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,99 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : 9781940842257
A young boy, Yamo, lives in the Afghan village of Paghman. The peaceful village is surrounded by the bounty of nature. Fruit trees burst into bloom in the spring, and in the summer, Yamo's whole family joins in harvesting apricots, plums, and cherries--breaking into song as they pick. This year, for the first time, Yamo goes to the market in town to sell their harvest with his father. He is filling in for his older brother, who is off fighting in the war. After they have sold their fruit, his father uses the income to buy a white baby lamb. Readers will feel experience the deep love of the family, enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the landscape, and vivid activities at the town market. Then on the final page, readers will be stunned to learn: "This winter, my village was destroyed by the war, and now it's all gone." This book, the first of three in the Yamo's Village series, leads the young reader to think in real terms about the meaning of war and its impact. And they understand that there used to be many beautiful villages in Afghanistan.
Author : Carl Malamud
Publisher : Carl Malamud
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 19,44 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780262133388
Malamud offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Internet Exposition of 1996--a worldwide event which embraced the new technologies of the Internet--and profiles the small group of people who made it happen. The book comes with an audio CD and a CD-ROM for Macintosh and Windows 95. 800 color illustrations.
Author : David J. Smith
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,99 MB
Release : 2009-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1554533449
This important book teaches children all about the large, diverse country of America - past, present and future - using a simple metaphor of a village of just 100 people.
Author : Patrick Porter
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,22 MB
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1626161925
Porter challenges the powerful ideology of "Globalism" that is widely subscribed to by the US national security community. Globalism entails visions of a perilous shrunken world in which security interests are interconnected almost without limit, exposing even powerful states to instant war. Globalism does not just describe the world, but prescribes expansive strategies to deal with it, portraying a fragile globe that the superpower must continually tame into order. Porter argues that this vision of the world has resulted in the US undertaking too many unnecessary military adventures and dangerous strategic overstretch. Distance and geography should be some of the factors that help the US separate the important from the unimportant in international relations. The US should also recognize that, despite the latest technologies, projecting power over great distances still incurs frictions and costs that set real limits on American power. Reviving an appreciation of distance and geography would lead to a more sensible and sustainable grand strategy.
Author : Jackie McCann
Publisher : Crown Books for Young Readers
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 39,91 MB
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0593372336
Help your child become a global citizen with this accessible introduction to the people who live on our planet, with big ideas broken into bite-size chunks through clever graphic design. Perfect for home and classroom settings! With almost 7.8 billion people sharing the earth, it can be a little hard to picture what the human race looks like all together. But if we could shrink the world down to just 100 people, what could we learn about the human race? What would we look like? Where and how would we all be living? This book answers all these questions and more! Reliably sourced and deftly illustrated, If the World Were 100 People is the perfect starting point to understanding our world and becoming a global citizen. If we focus on just 100 people, it's easier to see what we have in common and what makes us unique. Then we can begin to appreciate each other and also ask what things we want to change in our world.
Author : Muon Van
Publisher : Creston Books
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 36,90 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1939547156
"Moving from the wide world to the snugness of home and back out again, Village by the Sea tells the story of longing for the comforts of home"--
