Travel the Globe

This book assists the busy professional with ready-to-use materials to present entertaining, educational, and age-appropriate programs that introduce young learners to countries and cultures around the world.

The result of a collaboration of children's librarians and educators with over 70 years' combined experience, Travel the Globe: Story Times, Activities, and Crafts for Children, Second Edition offers the busy librarian, teacher, or media specialist with ready-to-use resources that introduce children to countries and cultures around the world. It provides recommended books, stories, action rhymes, fingerplays, games, and activities that can be used to plan a series of programs or a single activity that are both entertaining and educational.

The book is organized alphabetically by country, with simple, low-cost craft ideas included in each chapter. All crafts use low-cost supplies and are simple to prepare and execute. At least two craft projects are included in each chapter: one for preschoolers, with suggestions for additional simplification; and another designed for children in kindergarten through third grade. The wide variety of resources within makes this book a valuable investment, as it will be useful year after year with new presentations and activities.

Auteur

Desiree Webber is a former children's librarian and public library director. She is co-author of Travel the Globe: Story Times, Activities and Crafts for Children (2013), Integrated Library Systems: Planning, Selecting, and Implementing (2010), and The Kids' Book Club: Lively Reading and Activities for Grades 1-3 (2001). She is the recipient of the Storyteller World Honor Title and the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Author's Award and an Oklahoma Book Award Finalist.