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You Can Change the World by Jill Johnstone. This prayer guide features 52 countries and people groups from A to Z.

You Can Change the World 2 by Daphne Spraggett with Jill Johnstone. A follow-up book with 26 more countries and people groups.

Subscribe to National Geographic or buy used copies from the thrift store. Keep copies in a place where everyone can see them. Call 1 800 NGS-LINE or visit NationalGeographic.com to subscribe.

Read about mission Heroes of the Faith in a series of books by Barbour Publishing: David Livingstone, Missionary and Explorer; Hudson Taylor, Founder, China Inland Mission; Amy Carmichael, A Life Abandoned to God; Jim Elliot, Missionary to Ecuador; and others.

Collect and read together Reel Kids Adventures, a series of adventure books written by Dave Gustaveson from YWAM Publishing, 1 800 922-2143. Titles include: The Lost Diary, The Amazon Jungle, The Missing Video, The Stolen Necklace, The Mysterious Case, The Dangerous Voyage, and Mystery at Smokey Mountain.

Travel the Globe—Multicultural Story Times by Desiree Webber, et al. This collection of stories, activities, and curriculum ideas includes 14 countries.

A Journey to Thailand: Learning about God’s Work is an activity book exploring the culture of Thailand and Eastern Mennonite Missions’ (EMM) involvement there. A kit with accompanying materials is also available to borrow from EMM by contacting Amanda Perry at 717 898-2251..

A Visit with the K’ekchi’ of Guatemala is an activity book exploring the K’ekchi’ culture and EMM’s involvement in sharing the gospel. A kit with accompanying materials is also available to borrow from EMM by contacting Amanda Perry at 717 898-2251.

Check out the stories of children in different cultures in the Multicultural Celebrations series from Modern Curriculum Press and The Children’s Museum, Boston: Dara’s Cambodian New Year, Fiesta!, Korean Children’s Day, Chinese New Year’s Dragon, Carnival, and many others.

Children Just Like Me—Celebrations! Everyone loves a party! Learn about festivals, carnivals, and feast days around the world, from the perspectives of children. Other books in the series feature Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Australia. From Dorling Kindersley.

Check out the colorful encyclopedia series Festivals of the World from Gareth Stevens Publishing. Titles include Peru, Brazil, Thailand, and Canada.

Kids Around the World Celebrate! The best feasts and festivals from many lands including crafts, foods, and game ideas. By Linda Jones.

Teaching Kids to Care & Share features 300 mission and service ideas for children. By Jolene L. Roehlkepartain, Abingdon Press.

Happy New Year Everywhere! shows how children around the world celebrate the new year. By Arlene Erlbach, Millbook Press.

Happy Birthday, Everywhere! shows how children around the world celebrate birthdays. By Arlene Erlbach, Millbook Press.

The Great KidMission resource provides a flexible program to get children excited about mission at home and around the world. Includes reproducible handouts. Edited by Mary Gross, Gospel Light.

Purchase a Trailblazer book, an award winning series written by Dave and Neta Jackson for kids at www.trailblazerbooks.com.

 

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