David C King

From its stark deserts to the glittering city of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (sometimes known simply as UAE) is shown to readers in fascinating detail through this engaging and informative guide. Chapters focused on this small Arabian nation's history, economy, and environment supplement curriculum concepts, and others present the country's arts, festivals, and foods-with simple and delicious recipes to enhance the reading experience. The comprehensive...

Mozambique's history is filled with conquest and war. However, today, it's carving out its own place in the world, with its own unique culture. Readers get a taste of this culture through informative and engaging main text and sidebars that add essential details to the story of this African nation. Helpful maps supplement explorations of the country's geography and economy, and easy-to-follow recipes allow readers to bring what they've learned into...

With the help of modern and historic images, innovative page layouts, and compelling first-person accounts, an eye-opening look at the richness and variety of North American natives presents each tribe as an individual, evolving culture, with its own history, artwork, and traditions.

Discusses colonial life in America, depicts a year in the life of a fictional colonial family, and presents projects and activities, such as butter churning, candle dipping, baking bread, and playing colonial games.

"Provides comprehensive information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and present-day lives of the Nez Perce People"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina"--Provided by publisher.

"Provides comprehensive information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and present-day lives of the Inuit people"--Provided by publisher.

A Chronicle of Dorothea Lange's early life and traces her expeditions with excerpts from sketchbooks, diary entries, letters, newspaper articles, photos, and more.

Describes the geography, history, wildlife, government, economy, peoples, religion, and culture of Greenland.