Letters from Around the World
2 total works
Find out about life in different countries and compare the lives of families in a busy urban centre to those living in the countryside. Learn about the landscape and weather, discover what school is like, what people enjoy eating and how the people spend their spare time. Explore the social and economical problems the country is facing and how these affect the lives of ordinary people today and in the future.
Ages 6 to 9
Letters from Around the World looks at life in different countries through simple information and the
letters of a young child addressed to their pen friend. Each title describes the child's home life in a village
or city, a typical school day, leisure time pursuits, home life (including food and meal times), religious
worship, a festival and the working life of the child's parents.
Meet Sinead. She s 11 years old and lives near the town of Oranmore, in Ireland. Sinead likes horse riding, playing Gaelic football, and helping on her aunt and uncle s farm. She'll introduce you to her family, take you to her school, and show you how to make Irish brown soda bread following her grandmother's recipe.
Letters from Around the World looks at life in different countries through simple information and the
letters of a young child addressed to their pen friend. Each title describes the child's home life in a village
or city, a typical school day, leisure time pursuits, home life (including food and meal times), religious
worship, a festival and the working life of the child's parents.
Meet Sinead. She s 11 years old and lives near the town of Oranmore, in Ireland. Sinead likes horse riding, playing Gaelic football, and helping on her aunt and uncle s farm. She'll introduce you to her family, take you to her school, and show you how to make Irish brown soda bread following her grandmother's recipe.