Description The United States of America is one of the most diverse countries in the world.
In the I See the Sun books, she combines photography, cut paper and.
Her murals often focus on the play and imagination of children as well as cross-cultural exchange and community.
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Her commissions include libraries, schools, hospitals and municipal and institutional buildings like the National Zoo in Washington, D.
Judith Inglese has been designing and fabricating ceramic tile murals for public environments for more than thirty years.
Her interest in writing books about different cultures is to bring awareness to young children of both the sameness and the differences of cultures around the world.
She holds a MEd and has taught elementary school and children with learning disabilities.
She travels extensively and spends a considerable amount of time, not as a tourist, but immersed in many cultures, living with families who open their homes to her.
About the Author Author, Dedie King, a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal, also taught school there.
An illustrated family tree is also provided that offers some insight into where these families each originated.
Each child describes a typical day in their life to Stella and is supported by colorful collage illustrations.
Rosa lives in Alabama
Jamal lives in Massachusetts
Kristin lives in Iowa
Martha is a Lakota Indian and lives on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota.
Readers will learn about similarities and differences with each family depicted in the book.
They each tell her about their lives and Stella imagines what their days are like.
They visit Mount Rushmore, a National Park in South Dakota, where Stella meets several children from different parts of the country.
I See the Sun in the USA follows Stella, a young girl from Los Angeles, who is helping her mother make a video about diversity and families living in the United States.
More than 323 million people of different faiths, cultural, and ethnic groups live here.
Description The United States of America is one of the most diverse countries in the world
