Continents Uncovered

South America is made up of many cultures and incredible geography. But almost half of this continent's landmass and population are found in the country of Brazil! In this beautifully illustrated book, readers explore South America, from the Atacama Desert and Amazon Rainforest to the Galápagos Islands and major cities, including those in Brazil. Maps and fact boxes accompany the main content to add even more information for interested travelers. Activities support information about animals, national parks, and more, engaging readers further with amazing South America.

Readers may be familiar with North America, but there's so much to learn about the third-largest continent on Earth! Including the countries of Canada and the United States, as well as Mexico, Greenland, and the countries of Central America and the Caribbean, North America has a variety of habitats and animals readers can enjoy learning about in this volume. The colorful illustrations include maps of the different parts of North America, highlighting interesting geography, such as the Everglades, Death Valley, and more. DIY activities accompany the main content to engage all readers with what they are reading.

Though Europe is one of the smaller continents, it is densely populated with fewer wild areas than some other of Earth's landmasses. It's home to major cities, such as London, England and Rome, Italy, that have rich histories readers may be familiar with. In this beautifully illustrated volume, readers travel around Europe by region, including Eastern Europe, Scandanavia, and western and central Europe, learning about the animals that live there and the unique geography of each place as they go. Activities accompany the well-crafted main text to engage readers further with the cultures they're reading about.

Earth's largest continent has so many places to explore! From unique geography to the cultures found there, the main content of this beautifully illustrated book covers it all. Readers take a journey from central and eastern Asia to the Gobi Desert and on to Southeast Asia, stopping along the way to learn about the animals that make their homes in these places and major bodies of water like Lake Baikal and the Li River. Several activities accompany the main content to engage readers with what they've read. Maps, fact boxes, and a concluding quiz add even more to this fascinating volume.

Africa is the second-largest continent on Earth. Within that huge landmass are a variety of cultures, cities, animals, and habitats to explore and begin to understand! This colorfully illustrated book takes readers on a journey through Africa, highlighting its regions like northern Africa, the animals that make their homes in these places, and explores some of African's major cities. Maps and fact boxes accompany each spread to engage readers with even more information. Several activities invite readers to make their own sand dunes, paper parrot, and more. A quiz concludes the book to aid comprehension.

What is Oceania? This part of the world has the world's smallest continent, Australia, as well as the islands of New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, and other islands. This colorfully illustrated volume introduces readers to this fascinating part of the world, including geography and culture, as well as covers Antartica, the coldest continent! As each region is discussed, readers discover the animals found there and can do a simple activity. A quiz concludes the book to see how well readers have understood what they've read.