(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Dominican Republic and Jamaica.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) K-3 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Iraq incorrectly states the Iraq War ended in 2003. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Korea, Iraq, and Singapore.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Peru and Argentina.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Germany and Poland.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Peru and Argentina.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of Australia's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make this a useful resource. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Germany and Poland.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of Canada's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make this a useful resource. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of Nigeria's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and three famous citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) K-3 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Iraq incorrectly states the Iraq War ended in 2003. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Korea, Iraq, and Singapore.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) K-3 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Iraq incorrectly states the Iraq War ended in 2003. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Korea, Iraq, and Singapore.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Dominican Republic and Jamaica.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) K-3 Discovering Cultures series. REVIEW MISSING

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) K-3 Discovering Cultures series. A simple text combines with color photographs and maps to provide an overview of Colombia's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. A recipe, folktale, and games are included in this useful resource. Information on currency and the flag, counting in Spanish, and three famous Colombians is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Report writers will appreciate these simply written series volumes, which describe the history, geography, and culture of India and the Philippines. Illustrated with clear color photos, the books also touch on recreation, festivals, and include instructions for making a Filipino pudding and Indian friendship bands. A section of facts (each nation's flag, brief bios of famous citizens) conclude each volume. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: The Philippines and India.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. A simple text and adequate color photos introduce Cuba's geography, history, and culture. This book, which includes a recipe and a song, focuses on kid-friendly topics and only briefly mentions Fidel Castro or the island-nation's strained relations with the U.S. The volume ends with reproductions of Cuba's flag and currency, the Spanish words for numbers one through ten, and short bios of three famous Cubans. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) K-3 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging color photographs, maps, and a simply written text provide an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Games and a recipe are included in these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and three famous citizens is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Russia, Great Britain, and Greece.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) K-3 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging color photographs, maps, and a simply written text provide an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Games and a recipe are included in these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and three famous citizens is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Russia, Great Britain, and Greece.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Report writers will appreciate these simply written series volumes, which describe the history, geography, and culture of India and the Philippines. Illustrated with clear color photos, the books also touch on recreation, festivals, and include instructions for making a Filipino pudding and Indian friendship bands. A section of facts (each nation's flag, brief bios of famous citizens) conclude each volume. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: The Philippines and India.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Illustrated with clear color photos, these simply written volumes provide basic facts (history, geography, way of life) about two European countries. Ignoring issues such as Ireland's political and religious strife, the books focus on kid-friendly topics, including holiday celebrations and recreation activities; there are also recipes for a potato omelet and Irish soda bread. A section of facts about each nation is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Ireland and Spain.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta