Globalization: Why We Care About Faraway Events

Mooney, Carla

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Just the Series: Inquire and Investigate

Series and Publisher: Inquire and Investigate

Annotation: Globalization connects us today more than ever before, and in ways we never expected, and populations around the world are questioning whether this is a purely beneficial circumstance or if we should take steps to scale back our interrelatedness.

Genre: [Social sciences]

Reviews: 2

Catalog Number: #163776

Format: Publisher's Hardcover

Publisher: Nomad

Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 05/01/18

Illustrator: Carbough, Samuel,

Pages: vii, 120 pages

ISBN: 1-619-30664-6

ISBN 13: 978-1-619-30664-6

Dewey: 303.48

Dimensions: 26 cm.

Subject Heading:
Globalization. Juvenile literature.
International relations. Juvenile literature.
Communication, International. Juvenile literature.
Globalization.
International relations.
Communication, International.

Language: English

Reviews:

ALA Booklist (Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

Delving into historical and current events, these volumes in the Inquire & Investigate series allow readers to explore beyond their textbooks. Accompanied by educational cartoons, color and archival photos, graphs, and maps, each book gives a digestible, in-depth overview of the topic. "Key Questions," activities, and question-based investigations throughout help students expand their understanding and think critically. Using the World Cup soccer championship as a starting example, Globalization defines this process and looks at how it affects trade, economies, political systems, laws, human rights, and cultures around the world. The concluding chapter addresses global citizenship and the future of globalization. Each title's time line, sidebars, QR codes that link to videos, and extensive back matter provide more ways to experience the text.

School Library Journal (Tue May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

Gr 7 Up-The relationships among citizens, countries, and cultures around the world take center stage in this accessible exploration of global events that presents multiple perspectives. Topics include trade and finance, politics, cultural divides, and legal systems and laws. This book can best be described as part reference book, part textbook, and part activity workbook. Mooney includes key questions for further investigation and suggestions for activities for a deeper understanding of the issues. QR codes scattered throughout link readers to online resources that include primary sources, videos, and websites with interactive activities. Full-color photographs, as well as cartoon strips illustrated by Carbaugh, accompany the text and do a fine job in bringing difficult concepts to a level of understanding for a wide range of readers. The title also works as a teacher resource for classrooms. VERDICT A comprehensive social studies selection for middle and high school collections. Kevin McGuire, Woodland Hills School District, PA

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-117) and index.

Reading Level: 7.0

Interest Level: 7-12

Lexile: 1090L

Have you noticed that our planet is becoming increasingly connected? At the supermarket, you can buy food from all around the world, including olive oil from Greece, cheese from France, and coffee from South America. At home, you surf the Internet on a computer made in Asia, reading news from many different countries. Your parents might drive a car made in America, Japan, or Germany while you listen to music from American and Canadian pop stars on the radio. InGlobalization: Why We Care About Faraway Events, kids ages 12 to 15 focus on the definition of globalization, how technology drives globalization, and how globalization affects economies, political systems, human rights, and cultures around the world. The book also explores the future of globalization and discusses issues the global community might face in coming years. For centuries, people from different societies and cultures have made contact with each other and exchanged goods and ideas. Globalization is not a new thing, but in recent years, advances in transportation and technology have made it easier than ever to connect with people everywhere, whether they are sitting next to you on a bus, waiting for you at home, or sitting on a different bus halfway around the globe. Jet airplanes and great ocean ships carry people and goods everywhere in the world. Cell phones, computers, the Internet, and social media allow people to communicate instantly, no matter where they are. Through globalization, the world is becoming more interconnected and interdependent. Is globalization a good thing? Does globalization benefit all world citizens, rich and poor? Or does it only benefit a few, while harming others? In this civics book, middle grade students are encouraged to think critically about how globalization affects local and global communities.Globalization: Why We Care About Faraway Eventsteaches students about a crucial topic in a fact-based way that promotes empowerment and understanding. Investigations and hands-on experiments provide students with problem-solving opportunities that help students determine the right balance between the benefits and costs associated with globalization. Projects such as tracking the origins of different objects and devices you might find at home lead readers through an inquiry-based, open-ended investigation with plenty of room to explore individual creativity. Globalization is one book in a set of four that explore great events of the twentieth century. Other titles in this set include The Vietnam War; World War II: From the Rise of the Nazi Party to the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb; and The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon.

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