Describes such aspects of Vietnamese culture as theater, music and dance, architecture, religion, festivals, and foods.

Introduces various kinds of amphibians, describing their physiology, behavior, habitats, and life cycles.

This book introduces children to the customs, languages, and traditional ways of life of several Native nations that lived on the Great Plains of North America.

Whales, manatees, seals, dolphins, and sea otters are just some of the many mammals that have evolved over time in order to survive in the water. From Arctic waters to tropical seas, vivid photographs and surprising facts about these salt water mammals reveal: • how these air breathing creatures have adapted to the water • their underwater senses • what they eat and how they raise their young • cetaceans, pinnipeds, sea otters, sirenians,...

Describes the diversity of life in Mexico, it's peoples and the complex cultural heritage.

Introduces biomes, showing and describing the main kinds and discussing their location, climate, and plant and animal life, as well as those developed by humans.

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of some kinds of flightless birds, including ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, kiwis, and penguins.

Introduces birds that do strange things, including the eating habits, bills, and homes of such species as the jacana, flamingo, dipper, and hoatzin.

Describes the main types of reptiles and their physiology, habitats, behavior, diet, and offspring.

Describes the development of the railroad in North America and its influence on the settling of the West during the nineteenth century.