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4-6Searchlight Books: Do You Know the Continents? series.
This boilerplate series provides basic information about the continent it covers in serviceable but generic prose. The author's attempts to encapsulate the diversity and size of Asia results in disjointed coverage. Brief chapters provide information on countries and cities, climate, landforms, natural resources, people, cultures, and economics. Colorful stock photos, maps, and sidebars appear throughout. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.