"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to Antarctica. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Comparing the world population of 7 billion, 50 million people to a village of 100 persons, the author reveals such facts as the languages of the village, how much each earns, if the person is literate, has a television and has enough to eat.

Explores the five distinct regions of Colorado separated by geography, culture, history and economy: Southern Colorado (including the San Luis Valley and the plains south of the Arkansas River), Western Colorado, eastern plains (north of the Arkansas River), Front Range, and Denver metropolitan region.

Photographs and text depict the homes, schools, family life, and culture of young people around the world.

Easy to understand text (with maps) brings our diverse world into reach describing people in Canada and how they live.

Gardens that thrive floating on a lake. Cactus that tower 50 feet into the air. Discover what the land provides for Mexico's inhabitants.