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  • Chile: Where the Land Ends

    Marianne Pickering

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Feb. 1, 1997)
    Discusses the geography, history, people, and culture of this land of contrasts
    Q

  • De Soto: Hernando de Soto Explores the Southeast

    Ann Louise Heinrichs

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2002)
    A biography of the sixteenth-century Spaniard who explored Florida and other southern states, and became the first white man to cross the Mississippi River.
    U

  • Living in the African Savannah

    Nicola Barber

    Library Binding (Raintree, Oct. 23, 2007)
    How do you count to ten in the Maasai language? What is the jumping dance for young warriors? Why are cattle so important to the Maasai? The Maasai people live in the grasslands in eastern Africa, where there are often long droughts. In this book, you will learn how they survive such harsh conditions. Read about their customs and ceremonies, and how the women make beautiful jewelry.
    S

  • Marco Polo: Marco Polo and the Silk Road to China

    Michael Burgan

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2002)
    A biography of the thirteenth-century Venetian explorer whose book about his travels across Asia and work for Kubla Khan helped to launch the Age of Exploration.
    U

  • Australia: The Land Down Under

    Jacqueline Drobis Meisel

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, May 1, 1997)
    Discusses the geography, history, people, and culture of this country, which is also a continent in the Southern Hemisphere
    T

  • India: One Nation, Many Traditions

    Megan Cifarelli

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Feb. 1, 1996)
    Traces the history of this enormous Asian country and describes the ways of life of its people who have many different traditions, religions, and languages
    Q

  • Smith: John Smith and the Settlement of Jamestown

    Robin Doak

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Doak, Robin Santos
    U

  • Egypt: Ancient Traditions, Modern Hopes

    David C. King

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, June 1, 1997)
    Discusses the geography, history, culture, daily life, and people of the North African country of Egypt
    T

  • Maasai

    Rennay Craats

    Paperback (Weigl Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2012)
    The Maasai are indigenous peoples from eastern Africa. They live on the Serengeti Plain along the Great Rift Valley, not far from the border between southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
    R

  • Magellan: Ferdinand Magellan and the First Trip Around the World

    Michael Burgan

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2001)
    A biography outlining the life of Ferdinand Magellan who led an expedition and exploration to the Spice Islands by sailing west, and circumnavigating around the world.
    U

  • Italy: Gem of the Mediterranean

    David C. King

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Discusses the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of Italy
    U

  • Germany: In the Heartland of Europe

    Eleanor H. Ayer

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 1995)
    Introduces the history, geography, people, and culture of Germany
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