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Understanding Islam
8 titles | 112 pages
The religion known as Islam emerged on the Arabian
Peninsula during the seventh century and spread quickly.
Today, the Muslim population is estimated at 1.6 billion,
making it the world’s second-largest religion.
see pages 28–29
Social Progress and Sustainability
10 titles | 80 pages
While introducing young readers to the pressing concerns
of life and sustainable development in every region of
the world, the series includes social studies topics and
pertinent coverage of core history.
see pages 34–35
Exploring World History
8 titles | 48 pages
In this series, each book covers a major geographical
or political region of the world and tells not only its
early history, but traces the intersecting ways that it has
changed in response to world events.
see page 30
Major World Cities
8 titles | 48 pages
Each stop on this world tour of cities includes in-depth
looks at history, culture, personalities, and architecture.
Read about how city dwellers live, eat, and play . . . and
explore the pathways through time that created the
important sites within each of these cities.
see page 36
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