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56 pp.
| Courage |
January, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-7624-0643-7$$14.95
(4)
4-6
Each spread features a large physical map of a region or country with the major cities noted. Surrounding the map are captioned color photos highlighting an area's culture, wildlife, or architecture, boxed "fact files," and occasional smaller maps indicating population, climate, and vegetation. Though the maps and clear photographs are good browsing, the additional information is random and superficial. Ind.