Global Products

The Global Products series introduces readers to important concepts needed to understand their place in the global economy of the 21st Century. The titles in the series both inform and challenge, encouraging the young reader to consider everything from where the components of a product are made, to the long-term impact of globalization on the world in which they will grow up in.

Titles

18 titles found. Displaying 11 - 18.

Interactive Whiteboards

Learn more about the Interactive WhiteBoards, how they are made and how they end up in schools and offices around the world. More →

Radar Guns

This book takes a product students are interested in, Radar Gun, and provides them with details on how the product is created in the global market place of the 21st century. More →

Athletic Shoes

Which athletic shoe is right for you? Readers will learn about the materials that go into athletic shoes and how athletic shoes are produced and sold to millions of people all around the world. More →

Pencils

You probably use a pencil almost every day. Did you know that the 'lead' in pencil is really a mineral called graphite? And that China and Mexico are two countries with large graphite… More →

Computers

Find out how and where computers are manufactured and the journey they take before they end up in homes, schools and offices. More →

Jeans

Readers will find out more about the history of Jeans worldwide, and how Jeans are made, from the cotton picked from the fields to the processing plant and onto jean and clothing stores… More →

MP3 Players

Walk down the street of just about any city in the world and you will see someone listening to music on an MP3 player. This book will introduce readers to the history behind the development… More →

Bicycles

It may be hard to believe in a world full of automobiles, but bicycles are still a favorite means of transportation for many people around the world. This book introduces readers to the… More →