Sobol, Richard

A useful selection for primary social studies curricula interested in foreign agricultural initiatives.

Gr 3-6–When author/photographer Sobol returned to rural Thailand to share copies of The Life of Rice (Candlewick, 2010) with the people he wrote about, he was intrigued to find the villagers involved in silk production and silk weaving–a dry-season activity–and he immediately began collecting material for a new book...

Gr 4—6—This ancient temple, located in the jungles of Cambodia, has long been a source of mystery, reverence, and wonder...

Gr 2-6 Turning his lens to the rice fields of Thailand, Sobol begins this affectionate account with a description of the Royal Plowing Ceremony that kicks off the planting season and continues through cultivation and into the harvest...