Hands Around the World

Williamson Publishing, 1992

Hands Around the World invites children to experience, taste, and embrace the daily lives of children from the far corners of the earth. In 365 days of experiences, it breaks down stereotypes and replaces them with the fascinating realities of our differences and our similarities.

• In Alphabet Soup, look at different alphabets, write some Chinese characters, create a rebus

• In The Good Earth, create a wildlife sanctuary and celebrate World Environment Day
  

• In Best Buddies, start an international club, make friendship bracelets, write to a pen pal, send messages in code
  

• In Native Tongue, say something in Esperanto (the global language) and discover the origins of English words
• In Hugs and Kisses, greet people according to their customs, learn the meaning of their gestures, and what's in a name