South America

by Erinn Banting

Overview

The Andes are often called the backbone of South America. This mountainous region includes tall peaks, steep canyons, and large plateaus, or areas of high, flat land. Discover more in South America, a title in the Exploring Continents series. Exploring Continents takes readers on a journey through the unique features and diverse cultures of Earth's seven continents. This series delves into the history, geography, climate, flora and fauna, natural resources, economics, and more of each continent. It includes fascinating facts on a variety of topics, ranging from popular sports in Asia to the wildlife in Australia. Exploring Continents is a series of AV2 media enhanced books. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks your interactive eBook. These books come alive with video, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781791145569
Publisher:	Av2
Publication date:	09/30/2022
Series:	Exploring Continents
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.17(w) x 9.92(h) x 0.24(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

AV2 Book Code 2

Introduction 4

Geography 6

Land and Climate 8

Plants and Animals 10

Natural Resources 11

Tourism 12

Industry 14

Goods and Services 15

Indigenous Peoples 16

The Age of Exploration 17

Early Settlers 18

Population 20

Politics and Government 21

Cultural Groups 22

Arts and Entertainment 24

Sports and Recreation 26

Mapping South America 28

South America Quiz 30

Key Words/Index 31

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2022

Gr 6–8—A series about summarizing each of the seven continents. A table of contents shows each section is one-to-two pages in length with vocabulary words in bold. Colorful photos, sometimes with captions surround a few long paragraphs of text along with infographics. A broad overview of the continent is covered quickly: geography, land and climate, plants and animals, natural resources, tourism, industry, goods and services, Indigenous Peoples, exploration, settlers, population, politics and government, cultural groups, arts and entertainment, and sports and recreation. There is also a mapping activity and quiz for readers that connects to the text. The back matter includes a glossary and index. Although the content covers a lot of information in a short amount of time and does have sections devoted to cultural groups and Indigenous Peoples, it fails to mention much of the atrocities of colonization both past and present while also highlighting figures of early settlers and explorers. Brief sentences, like "Aboriginal Australians were pushed off their traditional lands," are not inaccurate, but are also not better explained for readers. VERDICT A broad overview about each continent for middle grade readers.

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