The best way to further that interest in other countries and cultures is to help your young reader find the country or place on a world map.
At the end of Book 3, Justin, the older boy, has learned a lot during their jungle adventure but is very happy to finally go home. In this way, young readers learn about different values of different societies and learn to be more appreciative of what they have, and more tolerant of what it pleases other people to have. For the tribe, modern civilization was not a goal because their lifestyle was perfect for their environment, the jungle. The experience of living off the land, not having technology at their fingertips, and managing fine without it is a lovely learning curve for both young readers and characters. What do they eat? What do they like? What do they wear? Do they have the same tastes, or is their lifestyle completely different? In Book 3: The Temple of the Crystal Timekeeper, it takes some convincing for my young heroes to accept that for the uncontacted tribe in the Mexican jungle, living without technology and gadgets was the way they wanted to live. Kids are curious about how other kids live. It’s not always possible to go to a place, but reading about it, and enjoying a story set in a different environment is a very good next best thing.
Kids like to think beyond themselves and if they are introduced to a story that takes place in an environment/country totally far away and different, their interest is immediately piqued. New, different, unique – that’s what attracts the young reader. And all you need to do is open a book! That’s actually quite a complex answer, but you get the picture. It’s different, unique, takes the young reader to a totally new environment, with stories, food, activities, cultures, weather, geography, history (the list is endless!) that they can explore and investigate. The question of why children enjoy exploring different counties and cultures via books has a very simple answer. She has appeared on Misadventures with Andi before with her previous 2 books a few years back and I invited her to share her latest book along with delighting us with some of her thoughts about learning about culture through travel. This is a guest post by Fiona Ingram an author who writes young adult books full of mystery and exotic places.
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