Covers the land of China, including its geography, agriculture, cities, and man-made wonders like the Great Wall.

Describes the lives and experiences of women in the nineteenth-century American west, including immigrants, African Americans, and Native Americans.

Text and photographs discuss the music, dance, traditions, architecture, theater, sports, and arts that make up Canada's culture.

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,...

Examines various aspects of life on cattle ranches in the nineteenth century, describing the reasons for becoming a rancher or a cowboy, the hard work involved, food and living arrangements, and more.

Describes the hard rock mining industry that developed in the American west following the gold rush, including the operations of a mine and the lives of the miners and their families.

This book describes the types of camouflage animals use as defenses and disguises.

An introduction to the types, features, and locations of coastlines.

Describes the various articles of clothing worn by cowboys and others who lived in the western United States during the nineteenth century.