Foster, Leila Merrell

This book provides an introduction to the weather, geography, animals, and languages of Africa.

Examines the land, people, and history of Italy and discusses its state of affairs and place in the world today.

Introduces the geography, history, government, religion and culture of Jordan.

Examines the causes and events of the Persian Gulf War that followed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

Describes the history, geography, economy, language, religion, sports, arts, and people of this oil-rich country located on the northwestern shore of the Persian Gulf.

Describes the geography, history, culture, industry, and people of Iraq, once known as Mesopotamia.

Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, and people of Oman, a small nation strategically located on the eastern part of the Arabian peninsula.

Looks at arts and sciences of ancient Sumeria, its religious customs, and the effect it left on the Western world, describing how archaeologists discovered this lost civilization.

Photographs, maps, and text provide information about the weather, animals, people, and other special features of the continent of Europe.

Photographs, maps, and text provide information about the weather, animals, people, and other special features of the continent of Asia.