Smith, Daniel

"Set off from London and travel across the globe. Then try to make it back! In Lonely Planet Kids' 'Around the World in 50 Ways,' kids choose their favorite routes and transportation, from tuk-tuks and sleds, to steamboats and hot-air balloons. They'll visit famous cities and exotic, far-flung places--and learn amazing facts about each destination along the way. But they'll need to be careful: not every path will take them where they want to go!"--Amazon.com.

Explores Bill Gates' approach to business and the ideas and influences that helped shape him along the way.

This reference book provides readers with essential facts about countries, cultures, and people in a learned, thoughtful, and engaging way, including big-picture facts such as the difference between a country and a nation.

Explores geographic boundaries, people, nationality, government, economies, cities, transportation, communications, and human achievement around the world, describing examples from various countries.