October 2015 – Letter from Truman
Hi, Kids!
Have you ever heard of the United Nations? It is an organization that includes countries from all over the world – 193 of them to be exact! Through the United Nations, these countries work together to make the the world a better place. Having 193 countries working together at anything is amazing, but I learned that there are many ways to defined what a country actually is. Read about it in the “Connections” section.
Being able to understand each other is an important part of working together. How do you think all those countries work together when so many of them speak different languages?
They use translators! Find out what a translator does in the “What’s It Like to Be…” section.
I wonder what it would be like to see every one of the 193 countries that are members of the United Nations. It seems like that might take a while! Which country would you visit first?