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An introduction to cultural elements of societies, including religion, fashion and dress, foodways, arts, and sports.

This book introduces Australia/Oceania, describing the landforms; the oceans, seas, and lakes; climate; natural resources; plants; animals; countries; and people of rural and urban areas.

An introduction to the culture of China.

This concise overview of the seven continents explains to children what a continent is and what factors make each continent unique. Full color photographs and age appropriate maps accompany each brief examination of a continent.

An introduction to football, including techniques, rules and famous players.

Discusses animals found on farms and describes the food products people get from them.

Describes the elaborate Yuletide customs of the period between 1837 and 1901, when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, and discusses how these customs were adopted and sometimes changed in the United States during the same period.

"One of the biggest adaptations made by some animals is to live and work together as a group to ensure their survival. This intriguing book shows how social animals communicate and interact with members of their own species. Elephants, dolphins and orcas, monkeys, apes, lions, and wolves, educate their young, work together to find food, and take care of their group members. Smaller animals that work together in microsocieties include termites, ants,...

An alphabet book introducing occupations oriented to the community, including emergency workers, medical workers, the service industry, and business.

Full color photographs and detailed maps highlight Asia's major regions--Northern, Central, Western, Eastern, Southern, and Southeastern Asia. Simple text describes: the major Asian bodies of water and landforms; the climate in Asia; life in Asian forests, steppes, deserts, and other biomes; Asia's natural resources; and the differences between rural and urban areas.