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64 pp.
| National
| September, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-4263-0299-2$27.90
(3)
4-6
Countries of the World series.
This book provides basic information for elementary school research assignments. The photographs (especially those of the countryside) and maps are nicely reproduced and are larger and clearer than in most reference books. The text is succinct but gives an adequate overview of major historical events, economic trends, geography, ecology, and other topics. Timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.