toys and games in different places Robin Johnson Crabtree Publishing Company www crabtreebooks com
Our Global Community There are more than 7 billion people on Earth People live in different countries around the world Each person belongs to a local community A community is a group of people who live work and play in the same area Your school and your neighborhood park are part of your local community Together we all belong to one big community the global community 4 piñata Mexico page 13 worry dolls Guatemala page 11
Different and alike Learning about the people in our global community helps us see how we are different and alike Knowing the ways we are similar and different helps us understand that everyone is connected In this book you will learn about toys and games in different places around the world Some toys and games may be the same as yours in some ways Others are very different Many of these toys and games are shown on the map below mahjong China page 8 kho kho India page 18 mancala games Uganda page 15 5
