Behnke, Alison

Includes recipes for meatless soups, salads, main dishes, and side dishes, expanded material on healthy and low-fat cooking and vegetarian nutrition, and an expanded cultural section on holidays and festivals.

A comprehensive guide to Ecuador that features information on the geography, history, government, people, culture, and economy; and includes a timeline, profiles of famous people, and maps.

Follows Russian immigrants as they left their homeland for America in the 1700s to 1900s. Explains why the majority of immigrants arrived after the Russian Revolution of 1917 and when World War II ended in 1945. Explains the immigrants' struggles to find a place to work and live and be accepted in American society.

Examines the history of Mexican immigration to the United States, discussing why Mexicans come, what their lives are like after they arrive, where they settle, and customs they bring from home.

Examines the history of Italian immigration to the United States, discussing why they came, what they did when they got here, where they settled, and customs they brought with them.

Examines the history of Chinese immigration to the United States, discussing why they came, what they did when they got here, where they settled, and customs they brought with them.

An introduction to the geography, history, government, people, and economy of this landlocked country with a long history of warfare and conquest.

Text and illustrations present detailed information on the geography, history and government, economy, people, cultural life and society of traditional and modern China, home to over one-fifth of the earth's population.

Photographs and text provide information on the history, government, economy, people, geography, and cultural life of Japan.

A historical and current look at Italy, discussing the land, the government, the people, and the economy.