Overview
Where is the biggest street carnival in Europe?
What type of sport is curling?
Where can you see people chasing cheese?
Be a Destination Detective-find out about the United Kingdom! This book helps you discover what it is like to live in the United Kingdom. Find out about the countryside and what people do for fun. Discover what UK cities are like and what people eat.
What's inside?
photographs from all over the United Kingdom
things you never knew about the United kingdom
tips to find websites that will help with homework.
Presents the natural environment and resources, people and culture, and business and economy of the United Kingdom, focusing on development and change in recent years.
Synopsis
Where is the biggest street carnival in Europe?
What type of sport is curling?
Where can you see people chasing cheese?
Be a Destination Detective-find out about the United Kingdom! This book helps you discover what it is like to live in the United Kingdom. Find out about the countryside and what people do for fun. Discover what UK cities are like and what people eat.
What's inside?
photographs from all over the United Kingdom
things you never knew about the United kingdom
tips to find websites that will help with homework.
Library Journal
Gr 8 Up-These books are basically collections of data embedded in dense texts. Despite the numerous full-color photos, plus dozens of maps, charts, and graphs, the small print and lack of human-interest items are likely to turn off students. Both titles cover landscape, climate, population, agriculture, industry, leisure, transportation, energy, and the environment. UK also has a chapter on society. There is little or nothing on government, language, religion, media, the arts, holidays/festivals, food, or history. Unfortunately, numerous places mentioned in the texts do not appear on the maps; in addition, UK's maps are small and difficult to read. France is mind-bogglingly dull, and despite the 2003 copyright, most statistics and information are from 1998/99. UK is more current, better written, and, with broader coverage of major issues, of greater practical use. The British origin of the series is apparent in its use of the metric system; a conversion table is included, but few readers will take the time to adjust figures. Jean F. Blashfield's England (1997) and Don Nardo's France (2000, both Children's) are impressively thorough and comprehensive. Richard Ingham's France (2000) and Brian Innes's United Kingdom (2001, both Raintree) are useful, attractive, and complete.-Ann W. Moore, Schenectady County Public Library, NY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.