Somervill, Barbara A

Presents a brief history of the Incas, archaeological finds, their religion, language, and culture, and the final years of their empire.

Traces the rise of Japanese militarism from the first shogun in 1180 to the 1930s when Japan began to expand its territory into Manchuria and other parts of East Asia.

Photographs, maps, and diagrams describe the challenges, pastimes, and customs of teenagers who live in Egypt.

Introduces the history, geography, industry, and people of the state known as the Last Frontier.

Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Illinois, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Illinoisans.

Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and places of Mississippi, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Mississippians.

Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Florida, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Floridians.

Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of West Virginia, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous West Virginians.

Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Maryland, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Marylanders.

This book describes the challenges that Asian carp pose for the states in the Mississippi River area and how the U.S. government did not anticipate the problem of controlling the spread of Asian carps.