I am doing an "Around the World in 80 Minutes" lesson plan and thought I would post a list of books to choose from for such a unit:
1. The Breadwinner, Deborah Ellis (Afghanistan)
2. Pharoh's Daughter, Lester (Egypt)
3. Iqbal, Frances D'adam (Pakistan)
4. Number the Stars, Lois Lowry (Denmark)
5. Tree Girl, TA Barron (Mexico)
6. Heaven Shop, Deborah Ellis (Malawi)
7. Tiger, Tiger, Lynne Reid Banks (Italy)
8. Journey to Jo'berg, Beverly Naidoo (South Africa)
9. 1000 paper cranes, Eleanor Coerr (Japan)
10. Keeping Corner, Kashmira Sheth (India)
11. Red Midnight, Ben Mikaelsen (Guatemala)
12. Walkabout, James Vance Marshal (Australia)
13. Goodbye Vietnam, Gloria Whelan (Vietnam)
14. Forbidden City, William Bell (China)
15. The Railway Children, Nesbit (England)
16. Shadow Spinner, Susan Fletcher (ancient Persia)
17. Nkwala, Edith lambert Sharp (First Nations, Canada)
18. I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith (England)
19. Akimbo and the Lions, Alexander McCall Smith (Zimbabwe, Africa)
Social Studies Lit
1. Boy in Stripped Pajamas, John Boyle (Germany- WWII)
2. The Wednesday Wars, Gary Schmidt (America/Vietnam)
3. Chains, Laurie Halse Anderson (American Revolution)
Hope that helps! Enjoy!
