{"product_id":"growing-up-global-raising-children-to-be-at-home-in-the-world-paperback","title":"Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoma Sabet Tavangar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn today's increasingly interconnected world, how do we prepare our children to succeed and to become happy, informed global citizens? A mother of three, Homa Sabet Tavangar has spent her career helping governments develop globally oriented programs and advising businesses on how to thrive abroad. In \u003cb\u003eGrowing Up Global\u003c\/b\u003e, Tavangar shares with all of us her \"parenting toolbox\" to help give our children a vital global perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you're mastering a greeting in ten different languages, throwing an internationally themed birthday party, or celebrating a newfound holiday, Growing Up Global provides parents and children with a rich, exciting background for exploring and connecting with far-flung nations they may have only heard about on television. Inside you'll discover \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- fun activities, games, and suggestions for movies, music, books, magazines, service activities, and websites for expanding your family's worldview \u003cbr\u003e- simple explanations that will help your children grasp the diversity of world faiths\u003cbr\u003e- creative ways to gain geography literacy\u003cbr\u003e- handy lists of celebrations and customs that offer a fascinating look at how people from different cultures around the world live everyday life \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrowing Up Global\u003c\/b\u003e is a book that parents, grandparents, and teachers can turn to again and again for inspiration and motivation as they strive to open the minds of children everywhere.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoma Tavangar has 20 years' experience working with governments, businesses, international organizations and non-profit agencies in global competitiveness, organizational and business development and cross-cultural issues. \u003cbr\u003eShe has lived in the Middle East, East and West Africa, South America, and throughout the United States. In addition to English, she speaks Persian (Farsi), Spanish, Portuguese, and rudimentary French and Swahili. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in International Economics, and International Development and Public Affairs from UCLA and Princeton University. Her religious heritage includes four of the world's major faiths, and she has family living on every continent.\u003cbr\u003eHoma has been researching\u003cb\u003e Growing Up Global\u003c\/b\u003e since spending the first anniversary of 9\/11\/01 in China, while she served as Special Advisor on International Business Development for the City of Philadelphia. From January through April 2007 she lived in West Africa with her children, where they spent a school term and she blogged their experience for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She is married and the mother of three girls, ranging in age from 5 to 15. She is active with their public schools in suburban Philadelphia and serves on the Boards of several international organizations. This is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.16 x 7.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43155125534783,"sku":"9780345506542","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/wBRJCCNiN69780345506542.webp?v=1776962440","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/growing-up-global-raising-children-to-be-at-home-in-the-world-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}