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出版說明
To the TReacher
Steps for the Reader
Vocabulary Words and Definitions
Concept I:Different Patterns of Life Are Found in the World
Soldiers in Stirrups
A Different Kind of Beauty
The Traveling Alphabet
Hunters of the Insect World
A Spider Without a Web
Birds that See with Their Ears
One Way of Doing Business
Business Between Countries
Animals Mean Wealth
A Changing Language
Thousands of Sounds
English Can Be Strange
Artists Who Didn't Draw People
Paintngs from the Earth,
They Carved Totem Poles
Artists of the Western Desert
The Mayor Who Wore a Turban
Celebuating Sunlight
The Mummies of Osiris
A Shortcut Between Two Oceans
The Longest Wall in the World
Naming Children
They Don't Watch Clocks
Hall of Apricot Forests
Medea
Concept II:Different Communities Need and Use Different Ways to Reach the Same Goal
Math Machines
New Art
A Bottle of Peas
Who Takes Care of the Young?
Animal Games
Fly Home the Land
The Outback
Fewer Farmers but More Food
They Read Dots
They Speak with Their Hands
They Read Pictures
A Noisy Dance
Harps,Flutes,and Drums
A Different Kind of Play
A Very Hot Air-Bath
The Siesta
Beautiful Parks
The Modem Farmer
From Farm to Family
Life Among the Trees
Money at Work
Clearing the Air
Decorating Themselves
The Hungry Cat
Concept III: Communities Establish Patterns of Behavior
The Castes of India
Education for All
Trial by Jury
A King and a Queen
He Saw It First
The Pecking Order
Craft Guilds
Working Children
Labor Unions
"I Love Teaching"
The Face Is Familiar
A Club for Working Women
Buildings from the Past
The Town That Woke Up
Make-Believe Towns
The Lake That Almost Died
A Headful of Beauty
Litter-Free Landscapes
From Pony Express to E-mail
Two Sculptors
Invisible Messages
Taboos
From Page to Knight
Eskimo Good Manners
The Noodlehead and the Pumpkin
Charts for Record Keeping