Award-winning author Barbara Kerley has written a charming, heartwarming book about parent and child togetherness worldwide. You and Me Together is ideal for reading aloud with children to explain and reinforce the bond between moms, dads, and kids everywhere. The pages are illustrated with gorgeous imagery from National Geographic's stunning archive, capturing the universal bond between children and parents across the cultures of our diverse world. The text takes a themed look at cultures around the world. A map shows the location of each photograph and helps the reader connect to each place. Everywhere these wonderful images take us, children and parents are seen sharing the simple activities and joys that add together to forge the universal family of mankind. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
We are all the same! Families from around the world!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book is done by National Geographic so you know that the photos are absolutely beautiful of the families from around the world. The last page shows a globe and shows where the families are from hopefully showing your children that even though we all may look different we are all the same, we all smile in the same regardless of the language and we all bleed red blood. Here are the places where the photos where taken: Puerto Rico - Pinones Beach Staten Island - New York Kidafell - Iceland Daril - New Mexico Jiddah - Saudi Arabia Bejing - China (shows a father and his son) Mae Hong Son Province - Thailand Paro Valley - Bhutan Kyoto - Japan Pune - India Near Kampara - Uganda Chandos Lake - Ontario, Canada Atrusha - Tanzania near Rome - Italy Germantown - Maryland (just shows a father & daughter's feet dancing) Paramaribo - Surname Bali - Indonesia Canta Galo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Antelope Canyon, Arizona Goroka - Papua New Guinea Santiago - Guatemala Berlin - Germany Mumbai Maharshra - India Ulura National Park - Australia
Beautifully written
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This book is beautifully written and illustrated. The photographs are touching potrayals of parents and their kids and the obvious love between them. The book has a world map and more information about the families shown throughout the book. It provides an excellent opportunity to discuss other cultures and the ways that we are all the same.
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