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Author:

Alexander, Heather, 1967-

Title:

A child's introduction to the world : geography, cultures, and people : from the Grand Canyon to the Great Wall of China / by Heather Alexander ; illustrated by Meredith Hamilton.

Publisher:

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

96 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Geography--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Hamilton, Meredith, ill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 96) and index.

Contents:

Where am I? -- In the beginning -- Excuse me, I think we're floating! -- Gone exploring -- Living on a sphere -- Where are we? -- Map stories -- How to read a map -- The ups and downs -- Going with the flow -- Different spaces, different places -- It's getting crowded in here -- Who are we? -- The continents -- North America -- The United States of America -- Eastern United States -- Central United States -- Western United States -- Canada -- Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean -- South America -- Northern South America and Brazil -- Southern South America -- Europe -- United Kingdom and Ireland -- Northern Europe & Eastern Europe -- Western Europe -- Southern Europe -- Asia -- Russia and Central Asia -- The Middle East -- South Asia -- Southeast Asia -- East Asia -- Africa -- Northern Africa -- Western Africa -- Central and Southern Africa -- Australia -- Oceania -- Antarctica and the Arctic regions.

ISBN:

1579128327
9781579128326

OCLC:

(OCoLC)441215391

LCCN:

2010012940

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

MNPB553 -- Bancroft Public Library (Bancroft)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

NQPA983 -- Joice Public Library (Joice)

DUPB413 -- Kanawha Public Library (Kanawha)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)