(4) 4-6 Exploring Continents series. After explaining what a continent is, this book offers a general introduction to Europe, much like you'd get on a whirlwind vacation tour. Geography, climate, wildlife, natural resources, people, and landmarks are touched on. Many captioned photos, maps (which are small), and sidebars are included. The book could serve as a very basic introduction to the subject. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Exploring Continents series. After explaining what a continent is, the book gives a cursory introduction to Australia's geography, climate, wildlife, natural resources, people (persecution of Aboriginals isn't mentioned), and landmarks. Many captioned photos, small maps (New Zealand is on the map but presented ambiguously in the text), and sidebars are included. The book could serve as a very basic introduction to the subject. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Exploring Continents series. After defining continent, the book gives a general introduction to North America's geography, climate, wildlife, natural resources, people, and landmarks--a tall order for thirty-two pages. A sense of proportion is lacking (e.g., a paragraph each for Mexican jumping beans and Native Americans), but the book could serve as a very general introduction. Photos, small maps, and sidebars are included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Exploring Continents series. Antarctica fares better than the other continents in this series, if only because of its relatively barren landscape. After explaining what a continent is, the text touches on geography, climate, wildlife, natural resources, people, and landmarks. Many captioned photos, maps (which are small), and sidebars are included. The book could serve as a very basic introduction to the subject. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Exploring Continents series. Following a definition of continent, the geography, climate, wildlife, natural resources, people, and landmarks of South America are touched on. Many captioned photos, maps (which are missing some landmarks discussed in the text), and sidebars are included. Although this book barely skims the surface of its subject (e.g., nowhere is the depredation of rainforests mentioned), it could serve as a very basic introduction. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Exploring Continents series. After defining what a continent is, Ganeri acknowledges Asia's vastness and variety. Geography, climate, wildlife, natural resources, people, and landmarks are touched on. Many captioned photos, maps (which are small and missing some countries), and sidebars are included. Although it barely skims the surface, the book could serve as a very basic introduction to Asia. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Exploring Continents series. After defining continent, this book offers a very general overview of Africa's geography, climate, wildlife, natural resources, people, and landmarks. Many captioned photos, maps (which are small), and sidebars are included. Although the information is scattershot, the book could serve as a very basic introduction to the subject. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin