Students can compare the festivals to the festivals that they celebrate. Environmental issues can be studied and students can speculate how the country's people are affected. Students can look at the foods eaten by different cultures. As a class, students can list specific ingredients found in certain dishes and they can find where they come from. Students can find the animals that are indigenous to each country.
Students can measure the distance to different countries highlighted in the book.
Students can compare the population of each country discussed in the book and graph the results. Students can estimate the cost of the trip using current airfare prices. Students can make models of specific artifacts used in celebrations.