A child's introduction to the world : geography, cultures, and people : from the Grand Canyon to the Great Wall of China / by Heather Alexander ; illustrated by Meredith Hamilton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Child's Introduction SeriesPublisher: New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2010Description: 96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm + 2 sticker sheets and 1 paper globeContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781579128326
  • 1579128327
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JUV G 133 .A447 2010
Contents:
Pt. 1. Where am I? -- Where am I? -- In the beginning -- Excuse me, I think we're floating! -- Gone exploring -- Living on a sphere -- Where are we? -- Map stories -- How to read a map -- The ups and downs -- Going with the flow -- Different spaces, different places -- It's getting crowded in here -- Who are we? -- pt. 2. Welcome to the world -- The continents -- North America -- The United States of America -- Eastern United States -- Central United States -- Western United States -- Canada -- Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean -- South America -- Northern South America and Brazil -- Southern South America -- Europe -- United Kingdom and Ireland -- Northern Europe & Eastern Europe -- Western Europe -- Southern Europe -- Asia -- Russia and Central Asia -- The Middle East -- South Asia -- Southeast Asia -- East Asia -- Africa -- Northern Africa -- Western Africa -- Central and Southern Africa -- Australia -- Oceania -- Antarctica and the Arctic regions.
Summary: An introduction to geography including facts and figures about the people, places, plants, and animals that inhabit different parts of the world.
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Juvenile Book Storms Research Center Juvenile Collection JUV G 133 .A447 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 98648472

Includes bibliographical references (page 96) and index.

Pt. 1. Where am I? -- Where am I? -- In the beginning -- Excuse me, I think we're floating! -- Gone exploring -- Living on a sphere -- Where are we? -- Map stories -- How to read a map -- The ups and downs -- Going with the flow -- Different spaces, different places -- It's getting crowded in here -- Who are we? -- pt. 2. Welcome to the world -- The continents -- North America -- The United States of America -- Eastern United States -- Central United States -- Western United States -- Canada -- Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean -- South America -- Northern South America and Brazil -- Southern South America -- Europe -- United Kingdom and Ireland -- Northern Europe & Eastern Europe -- Western Europe -- Southern Europe -- Asia -- Russia and Central Asia -- The Middle East -- South Asia -- Southeast Asia -- East Asia -- Africa -- Northern Africa -- Western Africa -- Central and Southern Africa -- Australia -- Oceania -- Antarctica and the Arctic regions.

An introduction to geography including facts and figures about the people, places, plants, and animals that inhabit different parts of the world.

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