Wright, David

Contains a children's atlas providing information on over thirty nations and regions, covering population, topography, culture, religion, and climate; and includes full-color maps and illustrations.

Text, photography, maps, and charts cover people and places by continent, providing population statistics, national flags, currency, stamps, etc.

Text, maps, and activities introduce regions and countries of the world.

Introduces the people, land, oceans and climate of the Earth, and covering such global concerns as pollution, the Green House effect and desertification.

Tells the story of former slave and Civil War veteran Richard Etheridge's command of the only all-Black station in the U.S. Life-Saving Service, a rescue organization formed in 1871 to protect ships' crews and cargo.