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| Thailand (True Books: Geography: Countries) |
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| Manufacturer: Children's Press(CT) |
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| List Price: $6.95 |
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| Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers. |
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 Thailand: Land of Smiles! |
| Review Date: May 24, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Lynn Ellingwood, Webster, NY United States |
| I teach ESOL and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand in the early 90's. This book was great for me because I can use this book with my ESOL students and share with them by Thai experiences. I found this book to be very authentic and believe the author really went to Thailand and spent time learning about the culture. That is very important to me. I liked the way the book described Thais eating habits as having a bowl of rice and putting one spoonful of food in the bowl while eating. No one in Thailand would ever take big heaping spoonfuls of food to put on the rice or have a small amount of rice on the side. Nam pla (fish sauce) is a basic to Thai food and can't be forgotten or unused. The presentation of the book is fair and mostly correct. I would counter that the country is only 50% Thai and that 30% of the people are Lao, a fact always overlooked by the Thai government who want to deny the existence of the Lao ethnic group. Poverty and the pressures of urbanization get the short shift too. It's Ok, I've got the knowledge to make that up in the classroom and the information is lacking most children's books on other coutnries. I recommend this book from the True Book series because it is very readable and reasonable in length. The beautiful photos help too! |
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