...I thought that title would arouse your interest

A friend's Godson is a lovely young chap from a very wealthy family in Herrliberg. His parents made their own money and they're fine people. Everytime I meet this lad I wonder what he's learning at school or, regretably, at home.

He has no idea about the World beyond his privileged cocoon. The environment; how the other half lives; philosophy; gender-issues; what a scraped knee looks like; what left-overs are; how the tram ticket-machine works / what a tram is actually for and so on and so on...

The boy will soon be thirteen and is no dummy. He's very likeable but - as occassional care giver - I'm beginning to cringe at his lack of awareness of the World around him.

Surely the best fed, schooled, immunised, pampered, healthy and wealthy kids on the planet should be more conscious?

I'm sensitive to not preaching against the lifestyle his parents provide for him nor flying a Hippy Flag, but I would like to find a book or multimedia gift which would broaden his intelligent but unchallenged mind.

Any ideas? English or German language would be fine.