A child's introduction to the world : geography, cultures, and people : from the Grand Canyon to the Great Wall of China

Alexander, Heather, 1967-

Book 2010

An introduction to geography including facts and figures about the people, places, plants, and animals that inhabit different parts of the world.

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Geography Juvenile literature

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ISBN:

9781579128326
1579128327

Description:

96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm + + 1 pop-up paper globe + 1 sheet of stickers

Other Title:

World

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 96) and index

Contents:

Where am I?
In the beginning
Excuse me, I think we're floating!
Gone exploring
Living on a sphere
Where are we?
Map stories
How to read a map
The ups and downs
Going with the flow
Different spaces, different places
It's getting crowded in here
Who are we?
The continents
North America
The United States of America
Eastern United States
Central United States
Western United States
Canada
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Northern South America and Brazil
Southern South America
Europe
United Kingdom and Ireland
Northern Europe & Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Southern Europe
Asia
Russia and Central Asia
The Middle East
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Africa
Northern Africa
Western Africa
Central and Southern Africa
Australia
Oceania
Antarctica and the Arctic regions

LCCN:

2010012940

Control Number:

703310

Other Authors:

Hamilton, Meredith, illustrator

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