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