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An informative look at this traditional yet modernized Asian country. An ideal source of information for geography classes and country reports. Valuable case studies cover topics such as the Kobe earthquake, foreign-based technology companies with plants in Japan, and the increase in tourism.

From the ORIGINS series, a history of migration from the Indian sub-continent, which provides accounts of migrant's experiences drawn from primary sources. Illustrated in full colour, suitable for National Curriculum Key Stages 2/3.

> Each book in the "Countries of the World" series provides children with an up-to-date introduction to different countries. The text highlights the distinctive features of each country and enables children to compare and contrast their lives with those of other lands and cultures. Also explained, in simple terms, are some of the social, economic and environmental issues facing each country today. This particular book presents current information on the country, the people and daily life in Chin...

Alive in the Killing Fields is the real-life memoir of Nawuth Keat, a man who survived the horrors of war-torn Cambodia. He has now broken a longtime silence in the hope that telling the truth about what happened to his people and his country will spare future generations from similar tragedy. In this captivating memoir, a young Nawuth defies the odds and survives the invasion of his homeland by the Khmer Rouge. Under the brutal reign of the dictator Pol Pot, he loses his parents, young sister,...

The inspirational story of the Japanese national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue honoring Sadako and hundreds of other children who died as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima. Ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of atomic bomb disease. Sadako's determination to fold one thousand paper cranes and her courageous struggle with her illness inspired her classmates. After her death, they started a national campaign to build the Chil...

Every Falling Star, the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who was forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. Sungju richly recreates his scabrous story, depicting what it was like for a boy alone to create a new family with his gang, “his brothers,” to daily be hungry and t...

"The schoolgirl is the main driver of Japan's Gross National Cool, and Brian Ashcraft's book is the best source for those hoping to understand why." -Chris Baker, WIRED Magazine Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential takes you beyond the realm of everyday girls to the world of the iconic Japanese schoolgirl craze that is sweeping the globe. For years, Japanese schoolgirls have appeared in hugely-popular anime and manga series such as Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and B...

'As long as we are still alive, we can have everything later, we can start from scratch.' My Nguyen, Kinglake.'I hope to feel safe in every part of Afghanistan, not just in my room.' Sabrina Omar, Kabul.Kinglake had one day of disaster with far-reaching effects; Kabul has endured thirty years of war. From Kinglake to Kabul is a collaborative anthology created by students from two schools connected by tragedy.In this collection of young people's writing, students from two vastly different countri...

This is part of a series on applied geography for Revised Higher Grade students. The book examines population, population growth and urbanization. It considers world population growth in developed and developing cities, with particular reference to the UK, especially London, and also to Pakistan, especially Karachi. It also surveys the social problems of population growth and considers solutions. The text features a range of pertinent case studies, with short-response and extended-response quest...

One of a series of place studies produced in association with Oxfam. Using the charity's bank of photographs and its specialist knowledge, the series provides a portrait of what life is really like for people living in economically developing countries. This study takes India as its subject.

A candid memoir of growing up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution that is sure to inspire.   Da Chen grew up as an outcast in Communist China. His family’s legacy had been one of privilege prior to the revolution, but now in the Chairman Mao era, they are treated with scorn. For Da Chen, that means that all of his successes and academic achievements are nullified when one teacher tells him that, because of his “family’s crimes,” he can never be more than a poor farmer. Feeling his fate is h...

An informative series that looks at countries in a state of transformation and assesses the benefits as well as the challenges of change.