Grab your passport and discover primary sources related to eight different world cultures including Egypt, India, Rome, Greece, China, Africa, Mesopotamia, Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs. This book includes activities to help teach important fluency strategies, while learning about people and cultures from around the world. Students will make content-area connections, develop fluent and meaningful oral reading, and develop vocabulary and word decoding skills. Included with each text is a history connection, a vocabulary connection, and extension ideas.