Thailand News Stories

Thailand is one of the world's fastest-growing economies, but many Westerners are relatively unaware of this amazing country, whose name means "land of the free." In eight 3-minute segments, student reporters go "on location" to bring viewers the news on daily Thai life in the areas of food, clothing, customs, family life, shopping, religion, education and transportation. Written and produced by kids, for kids, the segments are chockfull of great social studies insights and geography facts, with an unmistakable student perspective (sound bites include: "there are a lot of monks running around Thailand" and "sauces range from mild to nuclear; Thais prefer nuclear"). A great supplemental resource to established curriculum, Thailand News Stories will also serve well for note-taking practice and compare/contrast cultural exercises. Definitely recommended. A companion series, India News Stories (3 volumes), is also available. Aud: I, J, P. (E. Gieschen)