Discover Poland

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Poland has an incredibly rich history, spanning as far back as the 10th century. The Polish are known for many unique festivals such as Saint John's Kupala in which people jump over fires--a tradition that predates Christianity. Through photos, maps, and plenty of useful and intriguing information, this book brings the ninth largest country in Europe a little bit closer to home.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Discovering Poland
• Landscape and climate
• Population and health
• Settlements and living
• Family life
• Religion and beliefs
• Education and learning
• Employment and economy
• Industry and trade
• Farming and food
• Transportation and communications
• Leisure and tourism
• Environment and wildlife

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-Facilitating students who are doing comparative studies, the spreads in these broad surveys investigate the same topics, including "Population and Health," "Employment and Economy," and "Environment and Wildlife," providing statistics in textual and graphic form along the way. Since they are so succinct, the books will work best at supplementing more in-depth titles with little morsels of information. For example, in Germany, the country's entire military history is explained as follows: "Germany fought and lost in both World War I and World War II," but in the same book, children can find a "Did You Know?" bubble on the history of cuckoo clocks, and Brazil mentions the government's failure to finish the Trans-Amazonian Highway. Large, bright photographs and short bursts of text make these titles accessible and attractive. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.