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"Strong support for planning units or motivating students to do research for reports and projects, these expertly produced videos offer segments on geography and history plus language instruction, crafts and songs, animated folk tales, and facts about food, clothing and holidays. Kid-hosted tours of neighborhoods, markets, and festivals help celebrate different cultures and family traditions. ... Introduced by Phylicia Rashad and featuring children in virtually every scene, the series sparkles with music, fun, and solid learning. Schlessinger" "Exploring similarities and differences among various cultures helps children to understand the diversity of their classrooms, neighborhoods and country. Introduces children to each culture through a variety of fun and fast-paced educational segments that focus on everyday life for kids in other countries as well as America. Includes a lesson in geography and history, a neighborhood tour, an animated folktale, an easy arts and crafts demonstration and a traditional folksong performed by a chorus of children and musicians. Plus, you will learn greetings and how to count to 10 in each language." "Each video in this series emphasizes a particular culture and information about its geography, social aspects, and history."