Ticking along with Swiss kids / / by Dianne Dicks and Katalin Fekete ; illustrations by Marc Locatelli ; photographs by Emanuel Ammon

• Autore: Dicks Dianne
• Pubblicazione: Basel, Switzerland : , : Bergli Books, , 2007; ©2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (127 p.)
• Disciplina: 813
• Soggetto topico: Adventures; Families
• Persona (resp. second.): FeketeKatalin; LocatelliMarc; AmmonEmanuel
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Are you new here?; Prehistoric people and geography; What does the country look like?; Landscape; Rivers and lakes; What's the climate like?; The seasons; Clouds and their messages / the 'Föhn'; Who lives here?; Animals and flowers; Birds and fish; Forests and trees; People and culture / language; 'Röstigraben'; Clothing and equipment you need; Famous Swiss people; How do people understand each other?; What do grown-ups do here?; Some misunderstandings; Tourism; Shopping; Countryside and cities; Festivities; Winter holidays ; Spring and summer holidays / August 1Sports and games; How do people live?; Traditional Swiss food; How do people get around?; What do children read?; What do children sing?; Swiss school system; Differences you need to know about; 'A Rainy Day': a short, one-act play; How about exciting excursions?; Democracy and parliament; Homesick?; Dos and don'ts for children; Watch out! Danger!; Symbols of Switzerland; Letters to Uncle George; Facts in brief about Switzerland; Cantons; Berne (BE); Zurich (ZH); Basel-Stadt (BS) / Basel-Landschaft (BL); Solothurn (SO) / Aargau (AG) ; Schaffhausen (SH) / Thurgau (TH)Appenzell I-RH. (AI) / Appenzell O-RH. (AR) /; St. Gallen (SG); Lucerne (LU) / Zug (ZG); Uri (UR) / Schwyz (SZ); Obwalden (OW) / Nidwalden (NW) / Glarus (GL); Geneva (GE) / Fribourg (FR); Neuchâtel (NE) / Jura (JU); Vaud (VD) / Valais (VS); Grisons (GR); Ticino (TI); Maps; Map showing landscape, rivers, mountains; Map showing roads and main hiking paths; Satellite photo; Places to visit with children; Index of topics; Acknowledgements; Web sites for more information; Photo credits, sources and permissions; About the authors, illustrator, photographer ; About Bergli BooksLanguage card game instructions; Picture contest instructions; Picture frame for submitting your letter or drawing
• Sommario/riassunto: Have fun learning all you need to enjoy making friends and feeling at home in Switzerland.Susy and Thomas need to tell their Uncle George the secret only Swiss kids know. Lucky for them that they meet Angela who loves books and can give them lots of exciting tips about their new homeland. Together they explore what Switzerland is all about; its languages, food, festivities, customs, and fun places to visit. Angela also shows them what to expect in the neighbourhood and at school, what kids read, sing, play and how they get along. She also explains all the dos and don'ts, what they need to watc
• Titolo autorizzato: Ticking along with Swiss kids
• ISBN: 3-905252-35-X; 3-905252-44-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153285003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II