"Every country profile is packed with photos, and each nation has a full-color map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world it is. At-a-glance panels provide a quick reference to all the stats, and the easy-to-read text is full of . . . facts"--Amazon.com.
Presents a brief history and key facts about each country including its size, geographical features, wildlife, and how its people live, work, and play.
Simple, colorful maps, bold pictures, and accessible text present basic geography, continent by continent, to spark preschoolers' curiosity about the planet we inhabit.
Divided by continents and regions, explores information from around the world, such as famous landmarks, festivals, farming facts, food and drink, natural wonders, ancient wonders, and more.
An account of the lives of six individuals who lived during the Middle Ages: a Frankish peasant; Marco Polo; Madame Eglentyne; a middle class Parisian housewife; and, two English merchants.
Contains facts and information about the different continents, including how Australia is the smallest continent, but it is wider than the moon and more.
Covering the essential curriculum areas of human geography, physical geography, geology, and ecology, this encyclopedia provides a comprehensive introduction to the world around us.