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Where was Roberto Clemente born? How did he help people in Nicaragua after an earthquake? What is Roberto Clemente Sports City? Read this book to discover the answers!

An engaging look at the ways that plants interact with people and animals.

An engaging look at the ways that people interact with plants and animals.

An introduction to the common characteristics of a suburban community.

An introduction to the common characteristics of an urban community.

Why Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955? How sitting on a bus could require courage? Why Rosa Parks is called the mother of the civil rights movement? Read this book to discover the answers!

Create a classroom of conservationists! Through simple text, this book examines way students can help reuse materials in their community.

How do octopuses swim? Why can they change to fit into any shape? Young readers can learn the answers to these and many other questions in the Pull Ahead Books title Giant Octopuses. Engaging text and color photos bring the octopus to life as it swims,...

In this exciting edition beginning readers can peek into the secret life of the cottontail rabbit. It may be small, but the cottontail is an expert survivor that can live in almost any habitat. Readers will discover how cottontails use their senses to...

What animal talks with its tail, smells with its tongue, hears with its body, and finds its prey by sensing body heat? A rattlesnake! Learn how these amazing animals give birth, hunt and eat their prey, and survive in different locations. Through...

Bats use their voices to find food like a ship uses radar to find its way. They squeak out calls, and when the noise bounces off of a bug, the bat knows it is there and can catch it! Although it is a mammal like you, a bat can fly and likes to come out...

Wolves are a lot like people. They are mammals, they live in families, or packs, and they live and hunt in a certain territory, or home. Wolves must have very good hearing and a strong sense of smell to be able to find and hunt for food. Their thick fur...

Described in tourist brochures as a land of white sand beaches, sun, and surf, Jamaica is also a mountainous island with green forests, trickling streams, and modern cities. Beautiful color photos depict the island's tropical beauty, busy cities, and...

Learn more about the dramatic landscape of Sweden, from the hundreds of wooded islands along the coast, to the cold north where snow falls for eight months of the year. Topics include: - Rivers and lakes - The Northern Lights - The people of Sweden -...

Israel is a land of faith, both for those who created it and for those who live there, and visit there. Israel the Culture examines how Jewish, Christian, and Muslim holidays and festivals are celebrated in Israel. New updated spreads on art and...

Israel The people is a careful update that examines sensitive issues through the use of several new images. Readers are given an insight into who lives in the country of Israel and how, despite its ancient roots, the country is thoroughly modern and...

Israel the Land is a sensitive exploration of the land and people that make up modern Israel. More than 20 new color images portray the country and its changing boundaries. This revised edition also explores how the increased use of water from the Jordan...

Ancient Greece gave the world democracy, the Olympic games, art and architecture. With over 20 new images, Greece the Culture examines the cultural accomplishments of both ancient and modern Greece. Topics include: - the Olympic games - ancient and...

China is opening itself up to the rest of the world like never before by hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This colorful new edition of China: the Culture features the ancient traditions of this 4000-year-old civilization alongside more modern...

China's new prosperity is at the heart of this newly revised edition. New information takes a close up look at the influx of people into the cities and away from the countryside, how better economic situations are changing social rules, and an update on...

This revised edition takes a new look at this beautiful and vast country. New topics include: the benefits and problems of a booming economy, an update on the Three Gorges Dam, political reforms over the past 10 years, and the status of Hong Kong,...

Spectacular new photographs highlight this new edition of Japan: The Culture. Fascinating aspects of Japanese theater, festivals, and fine arts are explained in clear, concise text.

This updated book includes new information on the distinctive blend of traditional and modern ways of life in Japan, the challenges faced by Japanese society today, and leisure activities such as manga and karaoke. Brilliant new photographs depict their...

This fascinating book takes a look at the interesting mix of people and cultures that make up South Africa today. A special section focuses on traditional African beliefs and healing. Readers will also learn about South African jazz, dance, and...

Learn about the daily lives and family traditions of the people who have lived in this land for thousands of years. Breathtaking photos create intimate portraits of life in both the village and the big city. South Africa's turbulent history is described...

Fabulous photographs reveal the breathtaking beauty of South Africa from Table Mountain near Cape Town to the dry veldt in the north. Visit the country's major cities and its wildlife parks where elephants and lions run free and the upside down baobab...

Explore ancient religions and other facets of India's rich and colorful culture in this new second revised edition of India the Culture. Updated facts and statistics and breathtaking photographs bring to life this rich and ancient culture rooted in...

Candid photographs depict India's unique mixture of peoples at home, work, and school in this engaging new second revised edition of India the People. Updated facts and statistics help support the clearly written text that describes village and city life...

Updated facts and statistics highlight this new second revised edition of India the Land. Spectacular photographs feature India's varied geography from snow-covered mountaintops to tropical rainforests. Learn about India's major cities, its disputed...

Know the culture of Iraq - from Mesopotamian to modern - as this war-torn country returns to its traditional ways, emerging from years of strife, oppression, and devastation. Read about the Babylonians and Sumerians, witness the birth of Islam, and then...

Meet the people of Iraq - the Arabs, the Kurds, the Bedouins, and the Armenians - in this newly-revised book. Learn about the diversity of their religion, languages, customs, and cuisine. Trace the history of Iraq from ancient times to present through...

Discover Iraq in this newly-revised book - from the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates to hot and dry deserts and mountains. Learn more about the land that was home to the first cities and civilizations, a land now scarred by three decades of war and...

Ancient religions, colorful dances, and sweet music all come alive in this fascinating, newly-revised book on Iran's culture. Learn how to celebrate the new year with the festival of Nowrouj, observe the holy month of Ramazan and why Iranians jump over...

Discover the rich and varied history of Iran through this amazing, newly-revised book. Ancient dynasties and modern revolutions are presented in an easy-to-read yet detailed manner. Full-color pictures and illustrations bring Iran's diverse customs to...

This newly revised book provides a basic introduction to contemporary Iran-the land that was ancient Persia. With more than 45 full-color pictures, this book takes readers on a virtual walk through the deserts and oases, mountains and rivers, and the...

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Take a captivating journey across the continent of Asia to view the incredible array of plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide in Asia's distinct habitats. Stunning photographs take you along the length of the Ganges River, among the trees of the...

Take a captivating journey across the continent of Africa to view the incredible array of plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide in Africa's distinct habitats. Stunning photographs take you along the shifting sands of the Sahara, across the wide...

Take a captivating journey across the continent of North America to view the incredible array of plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide in North America's distinct habitats. Stunning photographs take you among giant redwood forests, deep inside the...

Take a captivating journey across the continent of Asia to view the incredible array of plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide in Asia's distinct habitats. Stunning photographs take you along the length of the Ganges River, among the trees of the...