Children
Just Like Me
by Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley
This oversized DK book focuses on several children and the countries
in which they live. Filled with photographs of the children's homes,
family, friends, possessions, food, churches, schools, and more. Lots
of pictures. Thoroughly enjoyable!
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 Material
World: A Global Family Portrait
by Peter Menzel
From Amazon.com: "Sixteen of the world's leading photographers create
a visual portrait of life in thirty nations. Material World tackles its
wide subject by zooming in, allowing one household to represent an entire
nation. Photographers spent one week living with a 'statistically average'
family in each country, learning about their work, their attitudes toward
their possessions, and their hopes for the future. Then a 'big picture'
shot of the family was taken outside the dwelling, surrounded by all their
(many or few) material goods." This is a truly amazing book for both
children and adults. If you'd like a preview, you can view some of the
pictures, stories and stats at NOVA's
Material World site. Also, check out Hungry
Planet: What the World Eats
and Women
in the Marterial World.
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