Books in The World's Children series

A visit to the fascinating land of Morocco features superb color photographs, vividly showing this land through the eyes of the children who live there.

Presents the life of a girl and her family in Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city, describing her home and school activities and the festivals, religious ceremonies, and national holidays of her country

Presents a series of fanciful machines that demonstrate how the various systems of the human body work, including an eating machine, a breathing machine, and a mechanical man

Introduces the history, geography, and culture of Vietnam through the daily lives of children who live there

Offers more than forty simple recipes from around the world and includes URLS and descriptions of Web sites that can provide further information.

-- Highly original books answer young children's questions about the world around them-- Exciting full color illustrations

Introduces the variety and richness of culture in India by describing the daily lives of children from different regions and social levels

Through the presentation of Kuntai's village life, readers become familiar with certain customs of the Masai, a culturally and linguistically distinct people living near the equator in eastern Africa. The Masai are a warrior tribe native to the region that includes Kenya and Tanzania.

Describes the life of seven-year-old Ballel, a girl who lives in Thiáes; includes her education, food, housing, and family; and presents general information about the region she lives in.

Shows the daily lives of children in five areas settled by the Vikings

Bordering the Pacific Ocean in western South America is Peru, the country a boy named Tomasino calls home. Tomasino, who is always accompanied by his horse, exemplifies a Peruvian lifestyle that continues an ancient way of life.

Describes life in the small Central American country of Belize while following a variety of children in their daily activities