This Place Is Wet

by Vicki Cobb

Published 31 January 1989
Focuses on the land, ecology, people, and animals of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil, presenting it as an example of a place where there is so much water that some houses need to be built on stilts.

This Place Is Cold

by Vicki Cobb

Published 1 March 1989
Focuses on the land, animals, plants, and climate of Alaska, presenting it as an example of a place where it is so cold your hair can freeze and break off.

This Place Is Lonely

by Vicki Cobb

Published 1 May 1991
Presents Australia as a possible place to live, mentioning that though you may "go to school" by radio, it has other good features.

This Place is Dry

by Vicki Cobb

Published 1 January 1989
Surveys the living conditions in Arizona's Sonoran Desert for the people and unusual animals that live there. Also describes the engineering accomplishment of Hoover Dam.

This Place is Wild

by Vicki Cobb

Published 1 March 1998
Surveys living conditions in East Africa, explaining why this area is home to the largest and tallest land animals in the world.

This Place is Crowded

by Vicki Cobb

Published 1 February 1992
Describes transportation, education, home life, holidays, and other aspects of life in the heavily populated island nation of Japan.

This Place is High

by Vicki Cobb

Published 1 November 1989
Surveys the living conditions in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia for the people and unusual animals that live there.