Ticking Along with Swiss Kids

Are you new here? Prehistoric people and geography What does the country look like? Landscape Rivers and lakes What's the climate like? The seasons Clouds and their messages / the 'Föhn' Who lives here? Animals and flowers Birds and fish Forests and trees People and culture / language 'Röstigraben' Clothing and equipment you need Famous Swiss people How do people understand each other? What do grown-ups do here? Some misunderstandings Tourism Shopping Countryside and cities Festivities Winter holidays Spring and summer holidays / August 1 Sports and games How do people live? Traditional Swiss food How do people get around? What do children read? What do children sing? Swiss school system Differences you need to know about 'A Rainy Day': a short, one-act play How about exciting excursions Democracy and parliament Homesick? Dos and don'ts for children Watch out! Danger! Symbols of Switzerland Letters to Uncle George Facts in brief about Switzerland Cantons Berne (BE) Zurich (ZH) Basel-Stadt (BS) Basel-Landschaft (BL) Solothurn (SO) Aargau (AG) Schaffhausen (SH) Thurgau (TH) Appenzell I-RH. (AI) Appenzell O-RH. (AR) St. Gallen (SG) Lucerne (LU) Zug (ZG) Uri (UR) Schwyz (SZ) Obwalden (OW) Nidwalden (NW) Glarus (GL) Geneva (GE) Fribourg (FR) Neuchâtel (NE) Jura (JU) Vaud (VD) Valais (VS) Grisons (GR) Ticino (TI) Maps Map showing landscape, rivers, mountains Map showing roads and main hiking paths Satellite photo Places to visit with children Index of topics Acknowledgements Web sites for more information Photo credits, sources and permissions About the authors, illustrator, photographer About Bergli Books Language card game instructions Picture contest instructions Picture frame for submitting your letter or drawing