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Explore the islands of the Caribbean Sea.

This book is an introduction to Great Britain and its people.

This book is an introduction to China and the people of China.

This book is an introduction to South Africa and its people.

This book is an introduction to Australia and its people.

Surveys sundry rock formations, showing the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley. Discusses erosion's role in the formation of rocks and the subjects of petrification and fossils.

Describes the author's journey down the Mississippi River. Includes observations about the historical impact of this river on human activities.

Contains the photographic chronicles of two quests--that of Norman Vaughan, a member of the 1928 Byrd expedition to the South Pole who returned at the age of eighty-nine to scale the peak named in his honor; and that of twelve-year-old Merrick Johnston, the youngest person to reach the summit of Mt. McKinley.

On cover: History, buildings, people, things to do and see. An introduction to London's history with facts and stories about various interesting sights.