asia

Introduces young readers to orangutans, including physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, and life cycle.

Introduces young readers to rhinoceroses, including physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, and life cycle.

Provides an understanding of the causes and outbreak of the Vietnam war and how it impacted the United States.

Two folktales from Asia. In Tale of the Mandarin ducks: a compassionate couple risk everything to reunite a pair of ducks. In The stonecutter: a lowly Japanese stonecutter dreams of power.

Introduces young readers to king cobras, including physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, and life cycle.

Introduces young readers to giant pandas, including physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, diet, and life cycle.

Introduces readers to Bengal tigers, including physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, diet, and life cycle.

Examines the different roles of women in Asia throughout history.

For thousands of years, societies have relied on plants and animals for food and other items, making agriculture as vital to their survival as it is to ours. The cultivation of various crops and livestock over time and throughout the world are examined, revealing the history behind and importance of much of the food we eat today.

"Land, oceans, and seas frame the Asian continent. The landscape of Asia ranges from deserts and tropical rain-forests to coral reefs and freshwater rivers. Learn more about this exciting environment in Asia. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.