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Children's Nonfiction Emigration & Immigration

Changing Cultural Landscapes: How are people and their communities affected by migration and settlement?

by (author) Marina Cohen

Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Initial publish date
Mar 2010
Category
Emigration & Immigration, Sociology, General
Recommended Age
10 to 14
Recommended Grade
6
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780778791300
    Publish Date
    Mar 2010
    List Price
    $26.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780778751939
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $11.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780778751786
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $26.95

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Culture gives humans a sense of identity. This title examines how cultures around the world mix and change in response to migration and settlement. This fascinating book examines examples from history including: the slave trade and the impact of African culture on North America and then the world; the forcing of Native Americans to adopt European culture; and the cultural interchange between the British Empire and India.

About the author

Marina Cohen is an elementary school teacher in the York Region District School Board. She has been nominated for the Sunburst, Red Maple Award, Rocky Mountain Book Award, and Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, and been an OLA Best Bet, JGL selection, and Amazon Book of the Month. She is the author of Chasing the White Witch, Ghost Ride, and Mind Gap. She lives in Markham, Ontario.

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Changing Cultural Landscapes: How Are People and Their Communities Affected by Migration and Settlement? (Investigating Human Migration and Settlement)

Culture gives humans a sense of identity. This title examines how cultures around the world mix and change in response to migration and settlement. Topics examined in this book include culture and identity; cultural superiority; cultural coercion; preservation, protection and isolation; integration and assimilation; and fusion. Differing points of view are presented that provide excellent opportunities for discussion with children.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2011.

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