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(4) 4-6 Countries Around the World series. Published fall 2011. Both volumes contain a broad spectrum overview of their respective country. Topics explored relate to historical, geographical, environmental, social, political, and cultural details. Photos, maps, and sidebars provide additional insight. The information is truncated, but the books may be useful for school reports. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. - Antonio Trujillo The Horn Book Guide Fall 2012 issue-- The Horn Book Guide Heinemann opens this new series with twenty-four titles, featuring the geography, culture, and more with charts, fact boxes, colorful pictures, and reader-friendly text. A timeline, glossary, websites, and index are included.-- Teacher Librarian, BookMark It: Junior Nonfiction These titles are part of Heinemann-Raintree's giant undertaking, issuing books about countries all over the world for upper elementary students. Countries not always found in other series will be available. Each title includes History, Regions and Resources, Wildlife, Infrastructure, Culture, and Today. The books are easily accessible for beginning and struggling researchers, but the brevity of content encourages little analysis or synthesis of information. Wildlife provides information not often found in country books. Fact boxes and sidebars feature famous people, language pronunciation, daily life, and young people. Selectively purchase titles to fill holes in your country collections. Bibliography. Glossary. Timeline. Websites. Index. - Marion Mueller, Library Media Consultant, Rawhide Starr Academy, New London, Wisconsin Library Media Connection March/April 2012 Issue-- Library Media Connection

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