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MICRONATIONS

Invent Your Own Country and Culture with 25 Projects

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For anyone who's ever dreamed of ruling over their own empire, here's your chance! Micronations are imaginary countries that have a lot of the same things as real ones: laws, customs, history, and their own flags, coins, and postage stamps. Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture takes readers step-by-step to create their own unique realm, using examples from real nations, micronations, and fictional lands. What makes a country a country? What symbols and systems define a country and help it function? Learn about geography and government, technology and the environment, art and culture, and the literary device of "world-building" used in works like The Hobbit and Harry Potter.
Kids get to invent their own language, music, games, clothing, food, and holidays to fit their micronation's tradition. Whether they create a land of time travel where every city exists in a different epoch or an underwater monarchy whose chief export is fish, Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture will engage kids' imagination and teach make-believe rulers how the real world works.
This title meets Common Core State Standards for literacy in language arts, history and social studies; Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity.

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    • School Library Journal

      August 1, 2014

      Gr 6-8-This title uses the concept of the micronation, or a made-up country, to explain what a nation is, how it functions, and what is required to keep it operating. Chapters cover physical geography, law and order, economy, infrastructure, cultural geography, and international relations. Liberally illustrated with black-and-white and gray-tone drawings, the book discusses basic concepts, offering current examples that students should be familiar with. Important or unfamiliar words are printed in bold face and then defined in "Words to Know" boxes on the same page, while "Fascinating Facts" can be found throughout. Readers will also find a total of 25 projects to create, such as a flag, money, a map, and laws. A marginal purchase, this book will require a dedicated, self-motivated student to achieve the author's fullest intent. It might be better to direct this one to social studies teachers for use as a guide in lesson planning preparation.-Eldon Younce, Anthony Public Library, KS

      Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Read
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  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1020
  • Text Difficulty:6-8

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