Passport Brazil - Manning (08-09)

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BC: Created by Mrs. Manning's Class and Mrs. Polis

FC: Passports to Stories Around the World Brazil Mrs. Manning's Class

1: Songs from Brazil We enjoyed this song in music class "Mama Paquita" "Bambu" - Children's song and game

2: Facts we learned about Brazil

3: Brazil is the biggest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world.

4: Kids in Brazil have three favorite holidays: Easter, Children's Day and Christmas.

5: The people of Brazil sure know how to throw a party each year before Easter.

6: The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world.

7: The Iguazu Falls stretches for several miles along Brazil's border with Argentina.

9: There are many animal species found in the Amazon jungle, including monkeys, jaguars, giant snakes and hundreds of varieties of birds.

10: Rio de Janeiro has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

11: Books we used to learn about Brazil

12: A - Z Brazil by Justine Fontes Explores the history, geography, economy, people, culture, and other aspects of Brazil, featuring a topic for each letter of the alphabet.

13: The World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia

14: My First Atlas by Katie John Sharp

15: We used the Proquest Database Culture Grams Kids Edition and the Time for Kids website

17: So Say the Little Monkeys by Nancy Van Laan A rhyming retelling of an Indian folktale from Brazil about tiny, playful monkeys and why they have no place to call home.

18: Here are the pictures we drew to help tell the story.

19: Kelly | Elyse

20: Richard Ric Richard | Louisa

21: Jackie | Fiona

22: Lily | Julia

23: Daniel | Casey

24: Kolton | Sabrina

25: Brady | Sam

26: Zachary | Jon

27: Liam | Paige