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kobvindex_ZLB34238290
ISBN:
9781619890411
Series Statement:
What Does It Mean to Be...?
Content:
" Can you say hello in nine languages? You can! Join children from around the world as they play, sing, and travel, trying all types of food and experiencing other traditions. Living respectfully and peacefully with one another, they celebrate diversity, see how their actions affect another person's experience, and come to understand that being global means being a citizen of the world. The first book in Rana DiOrio's award-winning What Does It Mean To Be ...?® series, What Does It Mean To Be Global? has won six awards: The USA Book News Best Books Award for Children's Picture Book: Nonfiction,the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Multicultural Nonfiction,the Mom's Choice Gold Award for Children's Picture Book, Peoples, Places and Cultures,Learning Solutions Magazine Teachers' Choice Award for Children's Books,IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Winner for Interior Design in Children's/Young Adult,and The Nautilus Silver Award for Children's Illustrated. "
Content:
Biographisches: "Rana DiOrio was born in Providence, RI and grew up in a colorful Italian-American family. Her curiosity about the world began in kindergarten, while studying Western access to China and, obviously, panda bears. As a political science major/psychology minor in college, and then as a law student, she became fascinated with understanding perspective, and how just about any person, place, thing, or situation can be interpreted in so many valid ways. I believe that I have two ears, two eyes and one mouth intentionally, so I listen and observe more than I talk, she explains. As a result, I think I'm better able to respect and appreciate diversity. Rana's inspiration for writing What Does It Mean To Be Global? was the election of President Barack Obama and explaining its significance, on so many levels, to her children. Rana has written her way through life–"
Language:
French
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