6 ' 9 Years Meet Julia. She's 9 years old and lives near the city of Krakow, in Southern Poland. Julia likes playing chess, gardening and skiing in the Tatra Mountains. Find out what it's like to live in Poland by reading Julia's letters. She'll introduce you to her family, take you to her school and show you how to make Polish dumplings called pierogi. Letters from Around the World looks at life in different countries through simple information and the letters of a young child addressed to their pen friend. Each title describes the child's home life in a village or city, a typical school day, leisure time pursuits, home life (including food and meal times), religious worship, a festival and the working life of the child's parents.