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cultural exploration

Books about cultural exploration for readers of all ages.

Cover of The diary of Melanie Martin, or, How I survived Matt the Brat, Michelangelo, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza

The diary of Melanie Martin, or, How I survived Matt the Brat, Michelangelo, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza

Carol Weston

Ages 8–12familytravel

Cover of With love from Spain, Melanie Martin

With love from Spain, Melanie Martin

Carol Weston

Ages 8–12familytravel

Cover of Geni@l

Geni@l

Hermann Funk, Susy Keller, Maruska Mariotta, Theo Scherling

Ages 10–16language learningeducation

Cover of Realidades 1 Video Workbook

Realidades 1 Video Workbook

Boyles, Met, Sayers, Wargin

Ages 12–15language learningcultural exploration

Cover of Somos Asi Listos

Somos Asi Listos

Paul J. Hoff, Alejandro Vargas Bonilla, Daphne Sherman

Ages 15–18language learningcultural exploration

Cover of Companeros

Companeros

Ruth A. Moltz, Thomas A. Claerr

Ages 14–18language learningcultural exploration

Cover of C'est A` Toi!

C'est A` Toi!

Augusta Clark, Richard Ladd

Ages 14–18language learningcultural exploration

Cover of Spanish for Beginners (Languages for Beginners)

Spanish for Beginners (Languages for Beginners)

Angela Wilkes

Ages 6–12language learningcultural exploration

Cover of Tell Me a Picture

Tell Me a Picture

Quentin Blake

Ages 5–12art appreciationcreativity

Cover of Fearless Warriors

Fearless Warriors

Rupert Matthews

Ages 8–12military historycourage

Cover of India dark

India dark

Kirsty Murray

Ages 13–18identityself-discovery

Cover of Ernie dances to the didgeridoo

Ernie dances to the didgeridoo

Alison Lester

Ages 4–8cultural explorationmusic

Cover of Passo Avanti in Italiano

Passo Avanti in Italiano

Stefano Morel, Rosanne Pulvirenti Lazarus, Valery Punturo Levy

Ages 14–18language learningcultural exploration

Cover of The American Tradition in Literature

The American Tradition in Literature

George B. Perkins, Barbara Perkins

Ages 15–18american identityliterary heritage

Cover of Kids stuff German

Kids stuff German

Therese Slevin Pirz, Mark Hobson, Therese M. Pirz

Ages 6–14language learningcultural exploration

Cover of Road Scholar

Road Scholar

Scott Rivera

Ages 6–12language learningcultural exploration

Cover of Realidades

Realidades

Ages 14–18language learningcultural exploration

Cover of Discovering French

Discovering French

Marie-Claire Antoine, Sophie Masliah

Ages 14–18language learningcultural exploration

Cover of Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

Mike Venezia

Ages 6–12art appreciationcreativity

Cover of A 16th Century Mosque

A 16th Century Mosque

Fiona MacDonald

Ages 8–12architecturehistory

Cover of Sean Goes To Barcelona

Sean Goes To Barcelona

Tanya Preminger, Elettra Cudignotto

Ages 7–12teamworkfamily

Cover of Tak-Tak!

Tak-Tak!

Soumitra Ranade, Shilo Shiv Suleman

Ages 4–8ghostsfriendship

Cover of Spain or shine

Spain or shine

Michelle Jellen

Ages 10–15self-confidencecultural exploration

Cover of Daughter of the wind

Daughter of the wind

Michael Cadnum

Ages 10–15coming of ageidentity