Africa
Egypt
By: Metropolitan Museum of Art and Catharine Roehrig
ISBN: 978-1416961147
Discover the secrets of hieroglyphs, the language of the ancient Egyptians, with this innovative kit from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Learn the sounds and letters of the hieroglyphic alphabet, find out which symbols were thought to have magical powers, and read how this mysterious language was decoded after hundreds of years.
By: Miles Harvey
ISBN: 978-0531159378
Intended as a reference source for school projects, this book which is part of a multicultural series explores the foods, words, inventions, tools, customs and religions of Egypt. It also describes the sports, animals, dance and crafts that originated there.
Countries of the World: Egypt
By: Selina Wood
ISBN: 978-1426305726
Egypt is an important political and cultural center for the entire Arab world. A key player in Middle Eastern politics, Egypt is often in the news.
By: Cynthia Kennedy Henzel
ISBN: 978-1616135669
Learn about the Pyramids found within the deserts of Egypt.
Kenya
By: Michael Dahl
ISBN: 978-0736883771
No camera or fanny pack needed for this trip! We're traveling to faraway lands with the turn of a page! Children will discover similarities and differences of each country's culture, landscape, geography, economics, and more!
Countries of the World: Kenya
By: Bridget Giles
ISBN: 978-1426305689
What makes Kenya truly unique is its amazing past. From the first footprints of human history to British and German rule, this country has journeyed through major change. Kenya gained independence in the 1950s and became one of Africa's most prosperous countries in the 1960s, but today it is plagued with food shortage and disease, and many challenges lie ahead.
Liberia
By: Debra A. Miller
ISBN: 978-1590185407
Let's look at the modern nation of Liberia, Africa.
By: Patricia Levy
ISBN: 978-0761434146
Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, lifestyle, religion, language, arts, leisure, festivals, and food of the West African nation of Liberia.
By: Robin S. Doak
ISBN: 978-1432961299
Liberia offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.
Antarctica
By: Helen Cowcher
ISBN: 978-0312589790
Far, far south, in the strange and beautiful land of Antarctica, it is dark both day and night all winter long. When at last spring comes, the penguins and seals raise their young. But, one year, loud, unfamiliar sounds announce the arrival of a new presence—one the animals hope can share this fragile world with them in peace.
By: Mel Friedman
ISBN: 978-0531218266
"Antarctica" (True Books) is just one in a series of books delineating the continents. Because each continent is unique, each book is unique, although all have the same colorful blue and green covers with the same arrangement inside.
By: Rachael Hanel
ISBN: 978-1429673457
You are surrounded by the vast, unforgiving landscape of the coldest place on Earth Antarctica. Even during the summer months, bone chilling cold, raging blizzards, and treacherous ice threatens human survival. Will you, Join the race to be the first to reach the South Pole? Attempt to ski across the continent as part of an all female expedition? Study Antarctic plant and animal life as a scientist at a research station? Experience the life or death dilemmas of a place few people ever see. YOU CHOOSE what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to safety or to doom.
By: Bobbie Kalman
ISBN: 978-0778730859
Kalman and Sjonger introduce the most southern continent, explaining how it has no countries, is covered by ice, and is bisected by the Transantarctic Mountains. The book opens with discussions of plant and animal life and early exploration, describing how certain animals were hunted nearly to extinction before the enactment of the Antarctic Treaty. Subsequent topics include current research, the burgeoning tourism industry, and how global warming will affect this land. Each double-page spread contains several boxes of succinct text in a large, clear typeface and well-chosen, captioned illustrations (many of them photographs).
Asia
China
By: Sungwan So
ISBN: 978-1845073183
From Abacus to Lantern, from Jade to Wenzi, this photographic alphabet book introduces young readers to the rich culture and natural beauty of China. Sungwan So’s colorful variety of images explore the country’s customs ancient and modern, illustrating not only the hubbub of street life in the cities, but also the rhythms of day-to-day life in rural areas. Beautiful photographs feature scenes of old men drinking tea on the street, a little boy learning to draw in the ink-and-wash technique shuimohua, natives in textured tapestries selling food at a market, and more. Both entertaining and educational, C Is for China pays tribute to one of the world’s great cultures.
By: Poppy Sebag-Montefiore
ISBN: 978-0756629762
In these 4 all-new titles-each with its own clip-art CD and wall chart-DK shines its Eyewitness spotlight on vital topics from the past, present, and future. While Mesopotamia explore the cradle of civilization and Great Scientists reveals the minds that shaped the modern world, China investigates the present-day culture of the most populous country on the planet, and Oil takes a look at the controversial substance responsible for the beginning-and, if we're not careful, the end of life as we know it today.
By: Caryn Jenner
ISBN: 978-0756637538
Welcome to China takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the world's biggest country, taking a look at its people, its landscape, its culture, and how all of these are changing with the times.
India
By: Prodeepta Das
ISBN: 978-1845073206
With a special focus on Indian children, this book captures the stunning variety of life in a country that is also a subcontinent. Using an A-Z format, Prodeepta Das introduces young readers to social details both ancient and modern, such as the happy chaos of bustling cities, where the cinema rules, as well as the quiet traditions of rural life. I Is for India contains beautiful images of everything from Mehndi, elaborate filigrees of tattoos worn by young women at weddings and festivals, to the country's splendid national bird, the peacock.
By: Sunita Apte
ISBN: 978-0531213575
This book is beautiful. It will do for browsing and learning about India and it will be perfect for students needing information for a report. The illustrations are lovely, the layout is user friendly. There is information about history, culture, religion and explains Ghandi and his beliefs in a manner young students will understand.
Iraq
By: April Fast
ISBN: B003J42TTE
Here are the THREE titles (Iraq: The Land; Iraq: The People; Iraq: The Culture) you'll need to get your students doing research while being completely engrossed in learning about Iraq. This series abounds in photos - and the content of those photos as well as the text, is excellent! Because much of the strength of the three books lies in the photography, young children can get an inclusive view of these lands regardless of reading ability or grade level.
By: April Fast
ISBN: 978-1417668076
Read about the ancient Sumerian, Babylonian and Assyrian civilizations as well as the Arab Empire that conquered the area in the 600s. Full-color photography helps explore the daily lives and challenges of today's Iraqi and Kurdish populations.
of the World: Iraq
By: Charlie Samuels
ISBN: 1426300611
Mesopotamia's Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian civilizations produced much of the world's earliest writing, science, mathematics, legal systems and philosophy. The Republic of Iraq was established in 1919 and granted independence in 1932. Iraq's complex history took a new turn with the US-led invasion in 2003. The country's oil provides about 95% of its foreign exchange earnings.
Japan
By: Bobby Kalman
ISBN: 978-0778796640
The land... geography, agriculture, transportation, history, industry, and glorious wonders of Japan.
By: Miles Harvey
ISBN: 978-0531159668
Describes many things which originated in Japan, including inventions, art, food, fashion, furniture, toys, animals, musical instruments, and sports.
Australia
By: Sarah Heiman
ISBN: 978-1404803503
In this book, you'll learn about the world's smallest continent, from the Great Barrier Reef to the Sydney Opera House.
By: Allan Fowler
ISBN: 978-0516272986
The popular Rookie Books expand their horizons - to all corners of the globe! With this series all about geography, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, and habitats around the world…and right in their own backyards.
An Australia Alphabet
By: Devin Scillian & Geoff Cook
ISBN: 978-1585364459
Originally founded as a penal colony, Australia has long been known for its contrasts (think: wild outback and sophisticated Sydney Opera House). Accompanied by vibrant colorful artwork, D is for Down Under: An Australia Alphabet captures the spirit of this proud country and its many treasures, natural and man-made.
By: Kevin Davis
ISBN: 978-0531164334
Describes many things that originally came from Australia, including inventions, sports and games, food, musical instruments, animals, and words.
Amazing Animals Down Under
By: Marianne Berkes & Jill Dubin
ISBN: 978-1584691358
In the Down Under continent, baby wallabies learn to hop, brolgas learn to dance, and emus learn to zig-zag and children will want to hop, dance, and zig-zag right along with the amazing animals of Australia. As with all of Marianne Berkes award-winning Over books, children will also want to sing, clap and count to the rhyme of Over in the Meadow as they learn about wallabies, koalas, wombats, and more. What an easy, fun way to learn about these endearing, unique Australian animals! Jill Dubin s cut-paper illustrations add to the fun.
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