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My School in Peru (Series: I Love School) Learn Alberta Video Space Series Grade Three

Description: This video features Alex, a boy who lives on the island of Taquile on Lake Titicaca. People in his community
speak Quechua, dress in traditional costumes and do not have electricity. The village school includes elementary through
junior high grades and offers geography, history, civics and Spanish lessons. The video shows men knitting and women weaving
using wool and alpaca. The island's craft products are sold through a co-operative. Alex and his friends play soccer, participate
in folk dancing and visit a nearby Uros community.

Gilber in Peru (Series: My Life on the Farm) (Grade 3) Gilber, an 11-year-old Peruvian boy, is featured in this video.
Gilber engages in the daily activities of his farming family as they grow crops, tend to the animals, bake, make woven goods
and take their wares to the trading market. Content Caution: The video shows the family eating guinea pigs as part of their
traditional meal. (Video Duration: 13 minutes, 15 seconds)

In Peru with Viviana (Series: This is My Country) (Grade 3) Viviana, an 11-year-old Peruvian girl, is featured in this video.
She travels around Lima experiencing city life and discussing cultural, religious, geographic and economic aspects of her country.
(Video Duration: 13 minutes, 15 seconds)

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Tarek, the Camel Racer (Series: Born Winners) Learn Alberta Video Space Series Grade Three

Description: This video features Tarek, a boy who lives in Tunisia. He is shown training for his first professional camel race at the beginning of school holidays. Camels come in different breeds and are stubborn and bad-tempered. Tarek plays hide-and-seek in cave dwellings, picks dates with friends, takes a hot air balloon ride and hunts desert hares before going on to win his race.

To See the World Learn Alberta Video Space Series Grade Three

Description: In this unnarrated animation from the National Film Board of Canada's "Rights from the Heart" collection a child experiences the lives of other, less fortunate children around the world. Seeing poverty, violence, and suffering, the child dreams of making life better for others around the world. The central theme, "All the children everywhere have the same rights", is inspired by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

	Anil in India (Series: Locomotion) Learn Alberta Video Space Series Grade Three Description: This video features Anil, a young boy living in the Kerala backwaters of India. He describes the various modes of transportation available in his area, which consists of many lagoons and canals. People in Anil's community are depicted using boats, bicycles, auto rickshaws, cycle rickshaws, buses, cars and trains for everyday transportation.
	My School in India (Series: I Love School) Learn Alberta Video Space Series Grade Three Description: This video features Sanders, a boy who lives in Pondicherry, India. Sanders is Hindu and speaks Tamil. He goes to school on an auto rickshaw, studies his multiplication tables and plays cricket with his friends during recess. Sanders also rides his cousin's bicycle and enjoys the traditional Bharata natyam dance.
	India with Tanya (Series: This is My Country) Tanya, a 12-year-old Hindu girl from India, is featured in this video. She talks about her country’s geography, population, flag and language. She then goes on an all-day trip to town where she partakes in various cultural, religious and leisure activities. (Video Duration: 13 minutes, 12 seconds)
	Richa in India (Series: Time for Fun!) Richa, a 12-year-old Indian girl, is featured in this video. A trip into town, an excursion into the countryside and time with family provide a glimpse of India's landscape, home life, culture and leisure activities. (Video Duration: 13 minutes, 12 seconds)
	Lights for Gita Gita invites her friends to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. (Video Duration: 7 min.)