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Africa |
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Africa Is Not a Country, by Margy Burns Knight (Benin 1976–77) and Mark Melnicove, illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien, Millbrook Press, 2002 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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Calabash Cat and His Amazing Journey by James Rumford (Chad 1971–74; Afghanistan 1974–75) Houghton Mifflin, 2003 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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Galimoto by Karen Lynn Williams (Malawi 1980-83), illustrated by Catherine Stock, Lothrop, Lee & Shephard, 1990 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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Konte Chameleon Fine, Fine, Fine: A West African Folk Tale by Cristina Kessler (Honduras 1973-75, Kenya 1975-76, Seychelles 1976-78) ,illustrated by Christian Epanya, Honesdale, Pa: Boyds Mills Press, 1997 (Buy this book)
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Ages 12–17 |
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West Africa (Indigenous People of Africa series) by Tony Zurlo (Nigeria 1964-66), Lucent Books. 2001 (Buy this book)
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Benin |
Ages 9–12 |
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Ages 9–12 |
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Ages 4–8 |
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The Market Lady and the Mango Tree by Pete Watson (Benin 1972–76), illustrated by Mary Watson, Tambourine Books, 1994 (Buy this book)
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Ages 9–12 |
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The Heart of the Lion by Pete Watson (Benin 1972–76), illustrated by Mary Watson, Shenanigan Books, 2005 (Buy this book)
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Botswana |
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Botswana (Visual Geography Series), Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1990; Botswana in Pictures, 1999 (Buy this book)
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Cameroon |
Ages 4–8 |
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Oh, No, Toto! by Katrin Tchana (Cameroon 1985–88) and Louise Tchana Pami, Colin Bootman (Illustrator) Scholastic, 1997 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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Sense Pass King: A Story from Cameroon, retold by Katrin Tchana (Cameroon 1985–88), illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, Holiday House, 2002 (Buy this book)
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Central African Republic |
Ages 9–12 |
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Central African Republic (Visual Geography Series), Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1989; Central African Republic in Pictures, 1996 (Buy this book)
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China |
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Dragon Dance by Carole Lexa Schaefer (Micronesia 1967–69) Viking, 2006 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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Ages 13–17 |
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Ages 13–17 |
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China: The Dragon Awakes by Tony Zurlo (Nigeria 1964-66), NY: Dillon/Macmillan, 1994 (Buy this book)
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| Ages 9–12 |
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Land of Yesterday, Land of Tomorrow: Discovering Chinese Central Asia, by Brent K. Ashabranner (Staff: Peace Corps Deputy Director; India, Country Director 1964-69), with photographers Paul Conklin (Staff: DC 1964–67), David Conklin and Peter Conklin, Cobblehill, 1992 (Buy this book)
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Dominican Republic |
Ages 4–8 |
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My Two Worlds, photos by Martha Cooper (Thailand 1963–65), text by Ginger Gordon, Clarion, 1993 (Buy this book)
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El Salvador |
Ages 9-12 |
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Grab Hands and Run by Frances Nolting Temple (Jamaica, Ethiopia 1969–71), NY: Orchard Books, 1993
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Ethiopia |
Ages 4–8 |
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The Best Beekeeper in Lalibela \by Cristina Kessler (Honduras 1973–75, Kenya 1975–76, Seychelles 1976–78); Leonard Jenkins (Illustrator), Holiday House, 2006 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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The Lion's Whiskers and Other Ethiopian Tales, by Brent K. Ashabranner (Staff: Peace Corps Deputy Director; India, Country Director 1964-69), Hamden, CT: Linnet Books, 1997 (Buy this book)
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Guatemala |
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Children of the Maya: A Guatamalan Indian Odyssey, by Brent K. Ashabranner (Staff: Peace Corps Deputy Director; India, Country Director 1964-69), NY: Dodd, Mead, 1986; NY: Putnam, 1988
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Guinea |
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Guinea (Enchantment of Africa) by Thomas O'Toole (Guinea 1963–65) and Allan Carpenter, Books on Demand Xerox edition, 1976 (Buy this book)
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Haiti |
Ages 4–8 |
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Painted Dreams by Karen Lynn Williams (Malawi 1980-83), illustrated by Catherine Stock; Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books, 1998 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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Tap-Tap by Karen Lynn Williams (Malawi 1980-83), illustrated by Catherine Stock, Clarion Books, 1994 (Buy this book)
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Ages 12 and up |
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Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti by Frances Nolting Temple (Jamaica, Ethiopia 1969–71), NY: Orchard Books, 1992: Harper Trophy 1994 (Buy this book)
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India |
Ages 4–8 |
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Nine Animals and the Well by James Rumford (Chad 1971–74; Afghanistan 1974–75) Houghton Mifflin, 2003 (Buy this book)
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Kenya |
Ages 9–12 |
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Our Secret: Siri Aang by Cristina Kessler (Honduras 1973–75, Kenya 1975–76, Seychelles 1976–78) (Buy this book)
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Korea |
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Korean Folk and Fairy Tales by Suzanne Crowder Han (Korea 1977–79), illustrated by Won-Taek Chong, Seoul, Korea: Hollym, 1991 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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The Rabbit's Judgment by Suzanne Crowder Han (Korea 1977–79), illustrated by Yumi Heo, Henry Holt & Co., 1994 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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The Rabbit's Escape by Suzanne Crowder Han (Korea 1977–79), illustrated by Yumi Heo, Henry Holt & Co., 1995 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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The Rabbit's Tale: A Story from Korea by Suzanne Crowder Han (Korea 1977–79), illustrated by Richard Wehrman, Henry Holt & Co., 1999 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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Let's Learn about Korea: Customs of Korea by Suzanne Crowder Han (Korea 1977–79), Elizabeth NJ, Seoul: Hollym, 2003 (Buy this book)
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Latin America |
Ages infant –3 |
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Tortillitas Para Mama: Nursery Rhymes/Spanish and English Selected and translated by Betsy L. Bucks (Colombia 1964–66) Margot Griego, Sharon S. Gilbert and Laurel H Kimball, Barbara Cooney (illustrator) Henry Holt 1990 (Buy this book)
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Malawi |
Ages 4–8 |
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When Africa Was Home by Karen Lynn Williams (Malawi 1980-83), illustrated by Floyd Cooper, Orchard Books, 1994 (Buy this book)
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| Ages 9–12 |
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Malawi (Visual Geography Series) by Thomas O'Toole (Guinea 1963–65) Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1988 (Buy this book)
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Mali |
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Mali (Enchantment of Africa) by Thomas O'Toole (Guinea 1963–65) with Allan Carpenter and Mark LaPointe, Chicago: Childrens Press, 1975 (Buy this book)
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Ages 9–12 |
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Mali (Visual Geography Series) by Thomas O'Toole (Guinea 1963–65), Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1990; Mali in Pictures, 1996 (Buy this book)
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Mauritania |
Ages 9–12 |
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The Children of Mauritania: Days in the Desert and by the River Shore by Lauren Goodsmith (Mauritania 1989–91), First Avenue Editions, 1997 (Buy this book)
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Micronesia |
Ages 4–8 |
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The Biggest Soap, by Carole Lexa Schaefer (Micronesia 1967–69), Stacey Dressen-McQueen (Illustrator), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004 (Buy this book)
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Mozambique |
Ages 9–12 |
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A Girl Named Disaster, by Nancy Forsythe Farmer (India 1963–65), Puffin Reprint, 1998 (Buy this book) Newbery Honor winner
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Niger |
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Hausa Folktales from Niger translated and edited by Robert S. Glew (Niger 1989-90) with Chaibou Babale, Ohio University Press, Monographs in International Studies, Africa Series #63, 1993 (Buy this book)
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Pacific Islands |
Ages 4–8 |
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The Island-Below-the-Star by James Rumford (Chad 1971–74; Afghanistan 1974–75) Hougton Mifflin, 1998 (Buy this book)
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Ages 9–12 |
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Songs of Papa's Island by Barbara Kerley (Nepal 1981–83), illustrated by Katherine Tillotson, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1995 (Buy this book)
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Pakistan |
Ages 4–8 |
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Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams (Malawi 1980–83) and Khadra Mohammed, illustrated by Doug Chayka, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2007 (Buy this book)
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Sahara Desert |
Ages 4–8 |
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One Night: A Story from the Desert by Cristina Kessler (Honduras 1973-75, Kenya 1975-76, Seychelles 1976-78) with Ian Schoenherr (Illustrator), 1998 (Buy this book)
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Senegal |
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In Bikole: Eight Modern Styories about Life in a West Aftican Village by Tom Gilroy (Senegal 1973–75), illustrated by Monica Vachula, Knopf, 1978; Random Library, 1978 (Buy this book)
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Sierra Leone |
Ages 13–16 |
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No Condition Is Permanent by Cristina Kessler (Honduras 1973-75, Kenya 1975-76, Seychelles 1976-78) with Raul Colon (Illustrator), Philomel Books, 2000 (Buy this book) REVIEW
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South Africa |
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King Shaka's Fierce Battle on the Little Umkosi by Dwight Whitfield (Kenya 1979–84),Westfield, MI: Sandwight Publishing Co., 2001 (Buy this book)
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Sudan |
Ages 4–8 |
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My Great Grandmother’s Gourd, by Cristina Kessler (Honduras 1973-75, Kenya 1975-76, Seychelles 1976-78) , illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop, Orchard Books, 2000 (Buy this book)
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Swaziland |
Ages 9–12 |
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All the King's Animals: The Return of Endangered Wildlife to Swaziland by Cristina Kessler (Honduras 1973-75, Kenya 1975-76, Seychelles 1976-78) with Mswati III (King of Swaziland), Honesdale, Pa: Boyds Mills Press, 2001 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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Jubela by Cristina Kessler (Honduras 1973-75, Kenya 1975-76, Seychelles 1976-78) illustrated by Joellen McAllister Stammen, Simon & Schuster, 2001 (Buy this book)
• PEACE CORPS WRITERS Best Children's Writing Award winner, 2002
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Tanzania |
Ages 4–8 |
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Ages 4–8 |
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Ages 4–8 |
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Elizabeti's School by Stephanie A. Stuve-Bodeen (Tanzania 1989-90), with Cristy Hale illustrator, Lee & Low Books, 2002 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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Mama Elizabeti by Stephanie A. Stuve-Bodeen (Tanzania 1989-90), Christy Hale, illustrator, Lee and Low Books, 2000 (Buy this book)
• PEACE CORPS WRITERS Best Children's Writing Award winner, 2001
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Thailand |
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The Golden Swans: A Picture Story from Thailand by Kermit Krueger (Thailand 1963–65) illustrated by Ed Young, NY: World Publishing Co., 1969
The Serpent Prince: Folk Tales from Northeastern Thailand, by Kermit Krueger (Thailand 1963–65), illustrated by Yoko Mitsuhashi. New York, World Pub. Co. 1969
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Zimbabwe |
Ages 9–12 |
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Do You Know Me? by Nancy Forsythe Farmer (India 1963–65), illustrated by Sheley Jackson, Puffin, 1994 (Buy this book)
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Ages 9–12
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The Ear, The Eye and The Arm, by Nancy Forsythe Farmer (India 1963–65). Orchard Books, 1995; paperback: Puffin, 1995 (Buy this book) Newbery Honor winner
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Ages 9–12 |
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Zimbabwe (Visual Geography Series) by Thomas O'Toole (Guinea 1963–65), Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1988; Zimbabwe in Pictures, 1997 (Buy this book)
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The Whole Wide World |
Ages 4–8 |
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| Ages 14–18 |
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Global Economics by Thomas O'Toole (Guinea 1963–65), Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1991 (Buy this book)
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Imagine a House: A Journey to Fascinating Houses Around the World by Angela Gustafson (Dominican Republic 1994–96), Out of the Box, 2003 (Buy this book)
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Ages 9–12 |
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Talking Walls by Margy Burns Knight (Benin 1976–77) illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien, Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House Publishers, 2003 (Buy this book)
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Ages 9–12 |
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Talking Walls: The Story Continues, by Margy Burns Knight (Benin 1976–77), illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien,Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House Publishers, 2003 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325–1354, by James Rumford (Chad 1971–74; Afghanistan 1974–75) Houghton Mifflin, 2001 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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Welcoming Babies, by Margy Burns Knight (Benin 1976–77), illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien,Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House Publishers, 1994; 2003 (Buy this book)
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Ages 4–8 |
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You and Me Together: Moms, Dads, and Kids Around the World by Barbara Kerley (Nepal 1981–83), National Geographic, 2005 (Buy this book)
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