Margriet Ruurs

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1) Birthdays around the world

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Ruurs, Margriet

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"Every child in the world has a birthday. But how children celebrate this occasion depends on where they live. In this latest addition to the Around the World series, award-winning author Margriet Ruurs explores the fascinating ways that children experience birthdays. You'll meet fourteen kids from different countries, each celebrating a birthday according to their local traditions. Bram from Belgium never gets to sleep in on his birthday - his family...

2) My school in the rain forest: how children attend school around the world

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Ruurs, Margriet

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Examines the different ways children learn around the world, including through a webcam near the Sahara desert, along a river in a school that floats, and high in the Himalayas at a nongovernmental community school.

3) Families around the world

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Ruurs, Margriet

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Allows young readers to visit with fourteen children, each from a different country, to learn about their families. Includes suggested activities.