Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Cheju, South Korea, is known for its traditional women divers. They have long dived into the ocean to look for seafood. It's dangerous, but there were no other jobs available. Now, women in Cheju have more choices. What jobs can they do? What will happen to the Cheju divers?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: In Thailand, boxing is an important sport. Thai boys start training to become boxers at a very young age. They all want to win and become the best; a real champion. Thai boxing offers these boys many opportunities. Why is boxing so important? What makes a champion?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: In the village of Chinchero, Peru, weaving is an important tradition. Weavers use animal hair to make beautiful cloth. They have always used this cloth to stay warm. However, now they are also selling it to make money. How will this affect the local people and economy?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Puffins are a kind of bird that lives in Iceland. Each year baby puffins, or pufflings, leave their homes to find the sea. Sometimes the pufflings get lost and cannot find their way. Groups of people must rescue, or help, the pufflings. How do people rescue the pufflings?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: 'Taiko' is a kind of Japanese drum that people hit to make music. Taiko drumming is an ancient Japanese art and it's difficult to learn. Now, many people are practicing taiko drumming in the United States. They have a very special teacher. What makes him so special?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Sanaa is a beautiful old city in the Middle East. In Sanaa, it is a tradition to carry beautiful knives, or tools, called jambiya. An unusual animal called a 'rhinoceros' is often killed to make these knives. How can people keep their tradition and save the rhinoceros?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: A team of people is traveling through Africa. The team wants to photograph and document the wildlife of this beautiful part of the world. They want to do it before this beauty disappears, or goes away, forever. Will they complete their project? Can they do it safely?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: In southern Africa, there is a group of people called Bushmen. These people know a lot about wild animals. However, sometimes the Bushmen cannot tell others about the animals, because they don't speak the same language. How can the Bushmen share what they know?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: In parts of Thailand, monkeys are important animals. They are allowed to do anything they want to do. In the town of Lopburi, the people even have a party for the monkeys every year! What kind of party do the people of Lopburi have? Why do they have it?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: The Orinoco River is one of the longest rivers in the world. Many lives depend on this river. Many people, animals and plants live in or near the water. However, things are changing on the Orinoco. Why? What will happen to life on the Orinoco?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Elephants are social animals. In nature, they live happily in family groups. However, people sometimes use elephants for work or put them in zoos. What can people do to make these elephants healthy and happy? How can they stay that way?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Essaouira is a beautiful old town by the sea. Most local people there are fishermen. However, the number of fish has gone down. Now, there are not as many jobs for the people. How will the fishermen make money to live? What will happen to the town?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Australia's Aboriginal culture is one of the oldest in the world. Aboriginal people have painted pictures of a story called 'Dreamtime' for years. These paintings are famous and very valuable. What is the Dreamtime story? Who are the Dreamtime painters?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Camogli is a small town in Italy. People there paint in a special style called trompe l'oeil. These paintings are so good, viewers think they're real things, but they're not. They're paintings! What things are real in Camogli? What things are actually paintings?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: In the Arctic Ocean, a baby whale goes too close to land. It cannot get back to the water. A group of whales are trapped by moving ice. They cannot get back to open water. Will the whales find safety before it's too late?