What do children in other lands look like? What do they like to eat? What games do they like to play? Where do they go to school? What kinds of clothes do they wear? You can find the answers to these...
A window on the world
Long ago, people didn't get much news. They never even knew what happened a few miles away---unless someone who had been there told them. That was the only way to get news---someone had to tell you....
Drum talk
> "Listen!" > > The two men stopped, every sense alert to the world around them. The > air was filled with sound---birds screeching, monkeys chattering. But > that was as it should be. The jungle is...
What’s new?
What's the latest news? Did our team win yesterday? Will it rain tomorrow? Everyone wants to know what's happening. We're curious about things that go on everywhere. Thanks to the invention of...
Put it in writing
When you do your homework or write a letter to a friend, the marks you make on the paper stand for the sounds you make when you talk. Writing is a way of turning sounds into marks that fit...
No words, just pictures!
In Afghanistan, there are roads for cars and trucks and roads for camels and donkeys. Even if a driver is from another country, he can tell which road is which by the picture signs. Picture signs...
We all make different sounds
When a dog barks, we all hear the same sound. But a French boy says that his dog is saying "gnaf-gnaf!" A German girl says her dog is saying "wau-wau!" And Japanese children say that their dogs are...
Actions speak louder than words
When a person in Tibet wants to say to someone, "I respect you," he sticks his tongue out! When two people meet in Japan, they bow. And when a man in some parts of Eastern Europe wants to say, "Hi,...
Show and Tell
What was the most important thing ever invented? It was---language! With language, people can explain ideas and trade thoughts. Communication--- being able to share information---is what made...
