Recommended Resources

General

- If the World were a Village / Smith and Armstrong

- The World Guide (published annually) ITDG Publishing

- The State of the World Atlas by Dan Smith (and this is a series - The Atlas of Women, The Atlas of Food, The Atlas of War and Peace etc) - these are brilliant visual guides.

- Google Earth

Ghana

http://www.ghana.gov.gh/sitemap.html
This is the official web site for Ghana.  There is a range of information available.  A lot of the information is given in bullet points and so is relatively simple to follow.

http://www.geographia.com/ghana/
This web site gives a concise history of Ghana, including: location, geography, climate, history and people.

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/
This web site has a wealth of information.  You can read about ordinary people, famous people, football … even … music.  (Teachers beware, some off-task options!)

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/ghana/
A travellers guide to Ghana, this has a useful fact file near the bottom of the page.

http://www.ghanatourism.com/#
A range of information, including traditional foods and information about tourist attractions.

http://www.newafrica.com/maps/countrymap.asp?countryid=22
Useful maps and statistics.

http://www.africancraft.com/artists.php?sid=64931620523528089252606464938011&type=artisan
This web site has profiles of some craftsmen.  Make sure that you choose to look at craftsmen based in Ghana.

http://www.ontheline.org.uk/explore/journey/ghana/activity.htm
This site has a virtual journey of Ghana from a pupil’s point of view.

http://www.nsc.ru/folk/ghana/ghana.htm
A few stories and pictures written by Ghanaians.

Map of Ghana - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghana-Travel-Reference-International-Maps/dp/1553412222/sr=8-1/qid=1172343331/ref=sr_1_1/026-3731588-4974854?ie=UTF8&s=books 

'Ghana' by Rachel Naylor - ISBN – 0855984317 – published by Oxfam

'Colors of Ghana' (quite suitable for young year 7 or primary) to stimulate discussions, it tells you the Twi for each colour, has an image and then tells you the story of some significance linked to the colour. It is by Holly Littlefield - the ISBN is 1575053748. 

Longman 'Basic Social Studies Atlas for Ghana' by Prof Benneh (Editorial Adviser) - this is used as a textbook in Ghana and is full of maps showing various things - very student friendly and even has the National Anthem on the back cover.  It feels very genuine and quite Ghanaian.

For a bit of fun - I use the book, 'A Comprehensive course in Twi (Asante) to brush up and to learn appropriate words to drop into schemes of work - by Florence Dolphyne - ISBN - 9964302452. 

In the book, 'Contemporary African Plays' there is a Ghanaian playscript - though it is quite complex, it is called 'Anowa' by Ama Ata Aidoo.  ISBN - 0413723305.

The CD, 'A rough guide to the music of Nigeria and Ghana' is good (Amazon link - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Africa-Nigeria-Musical-African-Continent/dp/B00005Y48M/sr=8-2/qid=1172344582/ref=pd_ka_2/026-3731588-4974854?ie=UTF8&s=music)

China

Non Fiction: Excellent resources for KS3 packed with information on Geography, Climate, population, economy, religion, food, culture, history, including photographs, maps, graphs, statistics etc.

China - Nations of the World by Catherine Field ISBN: 1844214877 Raintree

China - World tour by Noelle Morris ISBN:184421303X Raintree

China - Country File by Michael March ISBN: 0749666331 Franklin Watts

China - Country Insights by Julia Waterlow ISBN: 075024819X Hodder Wayland

China - In Focus by Ali Brownlie Bojang ISBN: 9780750246361 Wayland

China - Eyewitness by Arthur Cotterell ISBN: 140531494X

Chinese Art & Culture by Clare Hibbert ISBN: 1844210553 Raintree

China - Festivals of the World by Colin Cheong ISBN: 0749667737 Franklin Watts

China - Food Around the World by Polly Goodman ISBN:0750248955 Wayland

Chinese Myths (Graphic Myths Series) by Rob Shone ISBN: 1905087713

Music:

China – Rough Guide (Ancient traditions to Beijing Punk) World Music Network. Available from www.roughguides.com/music RGNET 122

Wild Swans – Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang ISBN: 978-0007176151
 Wild Swans tells the history of China's tragic twentieth century, from sword-bearing warlords to Chairman Mao, from the Manchu Empire to the Cultural Revolution. At times terrifying, at times astonishing, always deeply moving, Wild Swans is a book in a million. A true story with all the passionand grandeur of a great novel.

Fiction:

Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean ISBN: 0192751573
 Set in 13th-century China, this is the gripping, adventurous, compulsive story of Haoyou, a boy who makes his way in the world by flying into the air, strapped to a huge kite. The story is full of both incredible adventure and personal drama.

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn ISBN 033041528X
 Set in Ancient China this is the story of Takeo who is brought up in a remote mountain village among the Hidden, a reclusive and spiritual people, and has learned only the ways of peace. Why, then, does he possess the deadly skills that make him so valuable to the sinister Tribe? These supernatural powers will lead him to his violent destiny within the walls of Inuyama - and to an impossible longing for a girl who can never be his. His journey is one of revenge and treachery, honour and loyalty, beauty and magic, and the passion of first love.

Tulku by Peter Dickinson ISBN: 0552528129
 Set in China during the Boxer rebellion. After an attack on his father's mission settlement, 13-year-old Theodore meets a botanist, Mrs Jones, and they both flee to Tibet. But are they fleeing - or are they being summoned? For they hold the clue to Tulku's birth - a reincarnated spiritual master.

India

Non Fiction: Excellent resources for KS3 packed with information on Geography, Climate, population, economy, religion, food, culture, history, including photographs, maps, graphs, statistics etc.

India – Country File by Lizann Flatt ISBN: 0749642181 Franklin Watts

India – Destination Detectives by Anita Roy ISBN: 1844214060 Raintree

India – Country Fact Files by Anita Ganeri ISBN: 0750013311 MacDonald

India – Country Studies by Steve Brace ISBN: 0435356216 Heinemann

India – Festival and Food by Mike Hirst ISBN: 0750248424 Hodder Wayland

A Taste of India by Rox Denny ISBN: 0750207965 Wayland

History of India for Children by Roshen Dalal ISNB: 0143335464 Puffin

Books

Eyewitness Guide to India ISBN: 1405312491 Dorling Kindersley

Mahatma Gandhi by Simon Adams ISBN: 0749667168 Franklin Watts

Music:

India – Rough Guide World Music Network

Available from www.roughguides.com/music RGNET 1091

DVD:

Gandhi – Starring Ben Kingsley ASIN B00005AVTW

Available at www.amazon.co.uk

Fiction:

Oxford Tales from India by J.E.Gray ISBN: 0192751158 O.U.P

Beautifully told retellings of classic stories from India. Full of richness and warmth, these tales of tender love, great heroism, acts of sacrifice, foolishness and friendship come vividly to life.

The Village by the Sea by Anita Desai ISBN: 0140118861 Puffin Books

 Set against the backdrop of a seemingly timeless coastal Indian fishing village, Anita Desai's moving story demonstrates that even the most beautiful rural outpost cannot avoid the powerful thrust of the modern world .

Kim by Rudyard Kipline ISBN: 0140620494 Penguin Classics

This is a superb classic of spying, daring-do, intrigue, bizzare situations, a lost inheritance and one of the best descriptions of life in India under the Raj.