Traces the course of the third longest river in the world, the Yangtze in China, and describes its physical features, history, importance as a source of food and for transportation, and more.
Walrus (Wildlife habits & habitat) (Animals in Danger S.)
by Carl R. Green and William R. Sanford
Discusses walruses, their behavior, habitat, diet, desirability to man, and problems they face in staying alive.
History of Modern China (Emerging Superpower)
by Jianwei Wang
From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children’s books. Told with her trademark humor and heart, Paterson’s life stories tell tales from her childhood growing up with missionaries, to living as a single woman in Japan, to raising four children in suburban Maryland with her minister husband. Read about the origins of some of her most beloved characters, go behind the scenes t...
Ancient History of China (Emerging Superpower)
by Jianwei Wang
Be it climate change, types of natural vegetation, mountain chains, deserts, climatic patterns, glaciers, minerals or other natural phenomenon, Certificate Physical and Human Geography is a natural companion book to know and learn from. Elementary details of most topics that comprise of physical and human geography have been covered in an easy to understand language, with many photographs, illustrations and maps offering detailed explanation, wherever required. Much of geographical knowledge tha...
A countries series packed with up-to-date information and statistics, and including many useful website addresses. The books cover all the key aspects of the country, including physical geography, main towns and cities, farming and fishing, resources and industry, employment, transport and communications, daily life, food, religion, sport and leisure, government, and the country's place in the world.
While most Americans have only been aware of Korean pop, or K-pop, music since the infectious 2012 hit song Gangnam Style by Psy, it is a genre that has been widely popular since the 1990s. Its sudden notoriety marks a global trend called Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, which encompasses not only music but also other pillars of pop culture, such as movies and television, cuisine, and Korean cartoon art known as manhwa. This colorful, informative book is a study in cultural diffusion that began with...
Russia (Essential Library of Countries)
by Sue Bradford Edwards
The Himalayas (Mountains Around the World) (Mountains of the World)
by Molly Aloian
Discusses the reasons for emigration from China to mainland United States and Hawaii as well as the social and economic problems experienced by the Chinese Americans.
The Force Born of Truth (Civil Rights Struggles Around the World)
by Betsy Kuhn
From the How They Live Now Series - easy-to-read books which introduce young readers to different ways of life all over the world. Kiku lives her parents and her brother Ichiro in a modern apartment in the city of Kyoto. What is Kiku's home like? What does she study at school? What do she and Ichiro like to do in their free time? And what surprises does Grandmother's way of life hold for them when they pay a summer visit to her old-fashioned house, deep in the country ? In a simple and approacha...
