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This seven-book series is a user's guide to locating Earth's
continents and the countries of the world. Kids will learn that
more than 200 million years ago, all continents began as part of
Pangaea, a supercontinent that broke up to form seven continents.
They will acquire map-reading skills by learning the directions in
which longitude and latitude lines point, where the equator is, and
what the prime meridian is. The final chapter in each book features
a scientist, related to the continent, with specialties that range
from dinosaurs to the study of volcanoes. North America is a
continent of many natural wonders. It has the longest coastline of
any continent in the world at 190,000 miles, including the island
of Greenland and the Caribbean islands. It has two of the world's
major mountain ranges: the Appalachians in the east and the Rocky
Mountains in the west. North America contains every kind of climate
on Earth, from frozen tundra to tropical wetlands. It has sunny
beaches and arid deserts. It contains 23 countries, including
Canada, the second largest country in area on Earth, the United
States, and Mexico.
A fascinating study of women in the arts, International Women
Stage Directors is a comprehensive examination of women directors
in twenty-four diverse countries. Organized by country, chapters
provide historical context and emphasize how social, political,
religious, and economic factors have impacted women's rise in the
theatre, particularly in terms of gender equity. Contributors tell
the stories of their home country's pioneering women directors and
profile the most influential women directors practicing today,
examining their career paths, artistry, and major achievements.
Contributors are Ileana Azor, Dalia Basiouny, Kate Bredeson,
Mirenka Cechova, Marie-Heleen Coetzee, May Farnsworth, Anne
Fliotsos, Laura Ginters, Iris Hsin-chun Tuan, Maria Ignatieva, Adam
J. Ledger, Roberta Levitow, Jiangyue Li, Lliane Loots, Diana
Manole, Karin Maresh, Gordon McCall, Erin B. Mee, Ursula
Neuerburg-Denzer, Claire Pamment, Magda Romanska, Avra
Sidiropoulou, Margaretta Swigert-Gacheru, Alessandra Vannucci,
Wendy Vierow, Vessela S. Warner, and Brenda Werth.
This seven-book series is a user's guide to locating Earth's
continents and the countries of the world. Kids will learn that
more than 200 million years ago, all continents began as part of
Pangaea, a supercontinent that broke up to form seven continents.
They will acquire map-reading skills by learning the directions in
which longitude and latitude lines point, where the equator is, and
what the prime meridian is. The final chapter in each book features
a scientist, related to the continent, with specialties that range
from dinosaurs to the study of volcanoes. The South Pole is located
on Antarctica, a land of ice. Readers will learn that even
Antarctica was once a warm place where plants and animals, such as
dinosaurs and flying reptiles, flourished. Antarctica is in
darkness half of the year and has constant daylight the other half.
Many countries around the world have claimed the land in Antarctica
to use for peaceful, scientific research.
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