Hands Around the World: 365 Creative Ways to Encourage Cultural Awareness and Global Respect (Williamson Kids Can! Series) [Paperback]

Susan Milord (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Williamson Kids Can! Series

This is suitable for ages 5-10. This book invites children to experience, taste, and embrace the daily lives of children from the far corners of the earth. In 365 days of experiences, it breaks down stereotypes and replaces them with the fascinating realities of our differences and our similarities.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A resource we come back to time and time again ... loaded with activities from other lands."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Williamson Pub (August 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0913589659
• ISBN-13: 978-0913589656
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 11 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for youth groups :), September 27, 2000

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This review is from: Hands Around the World: 365 Creative Ways to Encourage Cultural Awareness and Global Respect (Williamson Kids Can! Series) (Paperback)

As a long time guide leader (like girl scouts in the USA :) ) I use this book all the time with my unit of girls aged 9-14. It is full of wonderful ideas - some practical ones ready to do instantly, some which make the girls stop and think about things, and some which require a bit more planning to make happen.

The book is in a format where there is an entry for each day of the year but I have not used it that way - we just delve into it when we need inspiration, or when we are looking for ideas for a particular theme. The entries include games, crafts, food, information, myths & legends and ideas - all of which can lead you off in other directions if you let them. The book has a good index which is a huge help in finding things when I need them.

I highly recommend this book to other youth group leaders as well as teachers and parents (I can't wait until my children are a little older so I can share it with them :) ). The book does exactly what the title says and I think it would fit in wonderfully well with the objectives of most well known international youth groups.

It would also make a wonderful present for the right kid (aged about 8-14) - especially for those who are self-motivated to explore the world around them, are being home-schooled, or have parents / caregivers who have enough time to do some of the projects with them :)

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hands Around the World: 365 Creative Ways to Build Cultural, March 27, 2000

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Jude Mathews (Evanston, IL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hands Around the World: 365 Creative Ways to Build Cultural Awareness & Global Respect (Williamson Kids Can! (Gareth Stevens)) (Library Binding)

For teachers, parents, and other caregivers of children of a broad age range, I highly recommend this book. The ideas are well displayed and organized and, when acted upon, should prove to fulfill their promise of helping to build cultural awareness. The overall upbeat tone of the writing should encourage both adults and children to enjoy it. There are additional appended lists of relevant organizations, suppliers, and book titles. As a children's librarian, I can attest to the potential usefulness of this very handy volume!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas, bad arrangement, July 30, 2007

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Tom "Culture Teacher" (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hands Around the World: 365 Creative Ways to Encourage Cultural Awareness and Global Respect (Williamson Kids Can! Series) (Paperback)

Although this book has a lot of great ideas for activities, it could be arranged better. The activities are not organized according to topic or genre; instead the book is set up like a chart. There are a week's worth of activities on each two-page spread, with an introduction for each week's theme. However, if you're looking for a specific theme, you'll potentially have to check the index and jump from section to section to find it.