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Every day children are faced with a vast array of images, from the cereal packet they see at breakfast to advertisements, newspaper photographs and shop windows.

From an early age, they are forming ideas about the world they live in.

Like adults, they are influenced by the images they see in the media.

These often portray countries of the South as places of famine, drought and conflict.

Children's perceptions are shaped by these images and tend to reflect a negative and narrow view.

This pack is intended to provide images to counter these perceptions.

It presents positive pictures of people, especially children, going about their daily lives.

The pictures have been selected from a wide range of countries, including the UK.

This pack will be of use to teachers wishing to introduce a global dimension to the curriculum.

It will help to ensure that children 'become aware that the world extends beyond their own locality...and that the places they study exist within this broader geographical context' (National Curriculum 1995).