2018-2019 Comprehensive Catalog

COUNTRY STUDIES

MAJOR NATIONS IN A GLOBAL WORLD: TRADITION, CULTURE, AND DAILY LIFE

Exploring history and religion, family and friends, school and work, arts and leisure, and architecture and the built environment, the series celebrates what makes key countries unique magnets for the world’s fascination. Italy’s obsession with fast cars, France’s artisanal industries, Japan’s tea ceremony, Mexico’s monumental Aztec structures—these traditions and more are celebrated in Major Nations in a Global World. THIS SERIES EXPLORES HOW PEOPLE LIVE IN THE WORLD TODAY— INFLUENCED BY THEIR ANCESTORS BUT IN TANDEM WITH THE DEMANDS & EXPECTATIONS OF MODERN LIFE.

Set ISBN ..........978-1-4222-3339-9 Hardcover Set Price ...........$383.16  $287.40 (S&L) Hardcover List Price ..............31.93    23.95 (S&L) Multi-User eBook List Price ...39.93    29.95 (S&L) Full color • Library bound Trim Size: 7 ¼ x 9 ¼ • 64 pages Grade Level: 7-12 12 VOLUME SET © 2016 Australia ..............................................-3340-5 -8580-0 Brazil....................................................-3341-2 -8581-7 China ................................................. -3342-9 -8582-4 France .................................................-3343-6 -8583-1 Germany...............................................-3344-3 -8584-8 India.....................................................-3345-0 -8585-5 Italy......................................................-3346-7 -8586-2 Japan ..................................................-3347-4 -8587-9 Mexico ................................................ -3348-1 -8588-6 Russia .................................................-3349-8 -8589-3 South Africa ........................................ -3350-4 -8590-9 United Kingdom ...................................-3351-1 -8591-6 HBK ISBN E-ISBN

“ ” Through a six-chapter format, this set offers readers largely positive overviews, covering history, family and social relationships, food, school and work, art and recreation, and major cities and regions. — School Library Journal “ ” …the many topics included—everything fromhistory, arts and sports, and the importance of geography—are well-handled. Small computer icons hip up the layout with asides into karaoke, school uniforms, and more. The stock color photos are appealing, and best are the questions that end each chapter, some text-based, others for potential research projects, both excellent starting points for the study of Japan. — Booklist ” “Centore and Perritano break vocabulary-rich diction into relatively brief sentences…Excellent color photography combine with sepia-toned images that float beneath text - another instance of adding substance without overwhelming the reader. Aworthy purchase for middle grades, low-ability upper grades, and even precocious fifth graders, Major Nations in a Global World offers rich content in an accessible and functional format.” — VOYA Perfect 10 2016 “

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