{"product_id":"9781619302204","title":"MICRONATIONS: Invent Your Own Country and Culture with 25 Projects","description":"For anyone who's ever dreamed of ruling over their own empire, here's your chance! Micronations are imaginary countries that have a lot of the same things as real ones: laws, customs, history, and their own flags, coins, and postage stamps. \u003ci\u003eMicronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers step-by-step to create their own unique realm, using examples from real nations, micronations, and fictional lands. What makes a country a country? What symbols and systems define a country and help it function? Learn about geography and government, technology and the environment, art and culture, and the literary device of \"world-building\" used in works like \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKids get to invent their own language, music, games, clothing, food, and holidays to fit their micronation's tradition. Whether they create a land of time travel where every city exists in a different epoch or an underwater monarchy whose chief export is fish, \u003ci\u003eMicronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e will engage kids' imagination and teach make-believe rulers how the real world works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis title meets Common Core State Standards for literacy in language arts, history and social studies; Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity.","brand":"Nomad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139397632240,"sku":"9781619302204","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781619302204_p0.jpg?v=1763854398","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781619302204","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}