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Books in Discovering Our Heritage series

  • Korea: Land of the Morning Calm

    Carol J. Farley

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, Aug. 1, 1991)
    Describes the history, geography, cultural life, common heritage, and present political situation of North and South Korea
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  • Spain: Gateway to Europe

    Geraldine Woods, Mike Downey

    Library Binding (Silver Burdett Pr, Feb. 1, 1998)
    Contrasts Spain's past of castles, Moorish invaders, and fair ladies with today's fast-growing democracy, featuring such cultural aspects as schools, sports, food, and folktales.
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  • China: The Dragon Awakes

    Tony Zurlo

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, Nov. 1, 1994)
    Describes the history, geography, people, politics, and culture of China
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  • Saudi Arabia: A Desert Kingdom

    Kevin M. McCarthy

    Library Binding (Dillon Pr, )
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  • Argentina: A Wild West Heritage

    Marge Peterson, Rob Peterson

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, Nov. 1, 1996)
    Describes the people, culture, geography, history, festivals, and attractions of Argentina
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  • Brazil: An Awakening Giant

    Mark L. Carpenter

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, Dec. 1, 1997)
    Discusses the people, traditions, folkways, holidays, family life, food, schools, sports, recreations, and history of Brazil
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  • The Soviet Union: The World's Largest Country

    John Gillies

    Library Binding (Dillon Pr, April 1, 1985)
    Photographs, maps, and illustrations augment a survey of the history, geography, economics, politics, customs, and family life of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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  • El Salvador: Beauty Among the Ashes

    Faith Adams

    Library Binding (Dillon Pr, Jan. 1, 1986)
    Describes the people, history, folklore, social life, and customs of the Central American country and examines the plight of those Salvadorans who have fled their war-torn land to take refuge in the United States.
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  • Mexico: A Golden Past, a Hopeful Future

    R. Conrad Stein

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, Nov. 1, 1996)
    Surveys the geography, history, people, folklore, family life, education, sports, and culture of Mexico, and includes a chapter on Mexican Americans
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  • Poland: Land of Freedom Fighters

    Christine Pfeiffer

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, April 1, 1984)
    Describes the history, geography, government, agriculture, industry, and culture of Poland, sketches their national characteristics, and looks at everyday life in Poland
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  • Kenya: Africa's Tamed Wilderness

    Joann Johansen Burch

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, Nov. 1, 1996)
    Describes the geography, people, history, folklore, family life, food, schools, and sports of Kenya as well as its immigrants to the United States
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  • The New Russia

    John Gillies

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, March 1, 1994)
    Tracing the history of Russia from czarist days through the 1917 Revolution to the breakup of the Soviet Union into fifteen separate republics, an illustrated history explores the people, the leaders, the culture, and the spirit of Russia.
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