TABLE OF CONTENTS A DAY IN DUBAI LOCATION LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE WILDLIFE PEOPLE COMMUNITIES CUSTOMS SCHOOL AND WORK PLAY FOOD 4 GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 CELEBRATIONS TIMELINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FACTS 28 24 26 30 31 32
4 A DAY IN DUBAI BURJ KHALIFA The sun is just rising over Dubai Not far outside the city a guide leads a family to a hot air balloon They soon float high above the desert Gazelles and Arabian oryx run across the sand dunes below After landing the family goes for a short camel ride then heads back to the city
OTHER TOP SITES AL WATHBA FOSSIL DUNES LOUVRE ABU DHABI MANGROVE NATIONAL PARK SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE To avoid the afternoon heat they shop eat and ice skate inside Dubai Mall Then the family walks to the Burj Khalifa From the giant skyscraper's observation deck they can see the bustling city and the Persian Gulf Welcome to the United Arab Emirates 5
