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Books in Stories from Around the World series

  • Russia

    Jilly Hunt

    Paperback (Heinemann, Feb. 1, 2012)
    Russia 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.
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  • Poland

    Charlotte Guillain

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Poland 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.
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  • Australia

    Mary Colson

    Paperback (Heinemann, Feb. 1, 2012)
    Australia 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.
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  • The Snail Who Flew

    Paula Franklin, Carme Peris

    Paperback (Silver Burdett Pr, June 1, 1985)
    Dot and Spot, two caterpillars, change into butterflies and take their friends Curly and Shelley, two snails, for a ride on a leaf
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  • Er-Lang and the Suns: A Tale from China

    Tony Guo, Euphine Cheung, Karl Edwards

    Paperback (Mondo Pub, Oct. 1, 1994)
    Powerful Er-lang saves the people from the burning heat of the suns and helps create the very first night
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  • The Hungry Wolf: A Tale from Mexico

    Lari Don, Melanie Williamson

    Paperback (Barefoot Books, Aug. 20, 2019)
    When a hungry young wolf spots a tasty-looking animal in the field above the river, he thinks he has found some dinner . . . but the fluffy little lamb is more clever than he has bargained for. Will the lamb become a tasty snack, or will she escape the wolf's hungry jaws?
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  • The Baboon and the Tortoise: A Fable from Around the World

    Ronan Keane

    Hardcover (Rindle Books, July 15, 2015)
    Thabo Tortoise and Bosede Baboon are best friends, but sometimes they play tricks on each other. In this popular tale from Africa, the pair realize that being mean is not so fun in the end. Embark on a round-the-world trip through this collection of fables from lands near and far. The Fables from Around the World books combine simple language and engaging stories bring timeless principles to life. Each story concludes with a moral to make it easy to apply the lessons.
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  • Iran

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Iran 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.
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  • England

    Claire Throp

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2011)
    England 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.
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  • Schools

    Margaret Hall

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Feb. 18, 2002)
    An overview of the world's schools with their various customs, curriculum, and activities, as well as school transportation and clothing.
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  • Egypt

    Marta Segal Block

    Paperback (Heinemann, Feb. 1, 2012)
    Egypt 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.
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  • Vietnam

    Charlotte Guillain

    Paperback (Heinemann, Feb. 1, 2012)
    Vietnam 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.
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