Resource Summary

0871564300

Material World: A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel (Creator)

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Amazing photographs of families around the world posing in front of their houses with all their possessions. Also contains the photographer's notes as he traveled and got to know the various families.
Details
  • Resource Type: Book
  • ISBN: 0-87156-430-0
  • Print Status: In Print
  • Sections: 30
  • Pages: 255
  • Suggested Grade Level: 1st - 12th
  • Geographical Setting: Africa, Asia, Latin America, North America, Islands, Europe, Middle East
  • Historical Setting: 1994 - 1994
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Publisher: Sierra Club Books
  • Copyright: 1994
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Fascinating!

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This book is fascinating! Quite an eye-opener, comparing houses and possessions around the world!

Section Details
  • 1 — Mali
  • 2 — South Africa
  • 3 — Ethiopia
  • 4 — Mongolia
  • 5 — Japan
  • 6 — China
  • 7 — India
  • 8 — Bhutan
  • 9 — Thailand
  • 10 — Vietnam
  • 11 — Uzbekistan
  • 12 — Cuba
  • 13 — Guatemala
  • 14 — Argentina
  • 15 — Brazil
  • 16 — United States
  • 17 — Mexico
  • 18 — Haiti
  • 19 — Iceland
  • 20 — Western Samoa
  • 21 — Germany
  • 22 — Russia
  • 23 — Albania
  • 24 — Italy
  • 25 — Spain
  • 26 — Great Britain
  • 27 — Bosnia
  • 28 — Iraq
  • 29 — Kuwait
  • 30 — Israel