Paramount Social Understanding series has been designed to make social studies an enjoyable subject with active learning through curiosity and imagination. It creates interest by illustrations, colourful pictures, maps, timelines and diagrams. The content is presenting in a simple, clear language and the questions are designed to reinforce learning and higher order thinking skills. The cross-curricular themes of citizenship, economics, state and government, history, geography and culture are integrated with both national and global perspectives. It gives students the opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes to become informed, concerned and active citizens to benefit their society, community and country.