Writing Write a letter to one of the friends from the book. Share where you live, what you like to do, and an interesting fact about yourself. Share one way you are the same or different.

Social StudiesLearn more about one of the countries in the book. Work with your class to figure out how far away the country is from where you live.

Connections

Friends Around the World

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Written by Bea Si lverberg

Friends Around

the World

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Friends Around

the World

How are you like the friends in the book? How are you different?

Focus Question

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Glossary

aquarium a place where sea animals (n.) are cared for and shown to visitors (p . 8)

barbecued cooked over an open flame (adj.) in a spicy sauce (p . 12)

ping-pong a game that is played with (n.) wooden paddles and a small ball on a table with a net in the middle (p . 8)

porridge hot cereal made by (n.) boiling grains in water or milk (p . 8)

silk (n.) a shiny, smooth cloth that is made from the threads of a silkworm (p . 12)

uniforms matching clothing worn by (n.) members of a group (p . 7)

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CorrelationLEVEL K

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Fountas & PinnellReading Recovery

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Words to Know

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New Friends

How are you like these children? How are you different? Do you want to join this circle of friends around the world?

Friends Around the World

Countries where our new friends live

Nigeria

Brazil

India

China

South Korea

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Table of Contents

Around the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

A Friend in Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

A Friend in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

A Friend in India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

A Friend in South Korea . . . . . . . 11

A Friend in Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . 13

New Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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I like to play a board game that uses seeds and cups . I also like to go to the beach . My favorite food is pepper soup .

A group of men play a board game using marbles instead of seeds.

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Around the World

Come and travel around the world to find new friends in new places . Your new friends are like you in some ways and different in other ways .

Schoolgirls in China dress up for a special party.

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A Friend in Nigeria

I am Boma (BOH-mah), and I am seven . I live in Nigeria (nye-JEER- ee-uh) . I go to school from January through December . My school has rules about what we can wear .

My city is the capital of Nigeria.

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A Friend in Brazil

I am Maria, and I am eight . I live in Brazil . I go to school from February to December . My school has so many students that three groups of us go at different times during the day .

My city in Brazil is next to the ocean.

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My best jacket is made of silk . I enjoy eating barbecued beef .

Many people in South Korea like to wear fancy clothes like ones worn hundreds of years ago.

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I like to go to festivals . They are like parades or street parties . I like to play tag and jump rope . I also like to go to the beach . My favorite food is stew with beans and pork .

Brazilians wear clothes with bright colors during a festival.

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A Friend in South Korea

My name is Woo-jin, and I am ten years old . My family lives in South Korea . I go to school from March to July and from September to February .

Ships from all over the world sail to and from my city.

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A Friend in China

I am Wei (WAY), and I am six . I live in China . All the children in my school wear uniforms, but students at some other schools do not .

My city in China has many tall buildings.

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I like to play at the water park to cool off in the heat . My favorite food is flatbread brushed with oil .

India has some of the biggest water parks in the world.

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I like to go to the aquarium . It has a giant tunnel where you walk past sharks and many other fish . I also like to play ping-pong and basketball with my friends . My favorite food is rice porridge .

More than one million people visit this aquarium in China each year.

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A Friend in India

I am Riya (REE-yaw), and I am nine . I live in India . I go to school from June to April each year . All the students at my school wear uniforms .

My city is the largest city in India.

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