Let's Visit the Philippines


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The Let's Visit series invites the young reader to explore the six continents. Each volume takes a country and describes its history, culture, geography, economy and day-to-day life and offers a suggestion of what the future may hold. This book looks at the Philippines.




Let's Visit Chile


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History, geography and daily life. Grades 4-6.




Let's Go Southeast Asia 9th Edition


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Completely revised and updated, Let's Go: Southeast Asia puts our forty-five years of travel savvy at your fingertips, with helpful commentary and plenty of listings to get you where you need to be. From cosmopolitan Singapore to the most remote villages of Laos, the new edition delivers expanded cultural information, and more study and volunteering opportunities-the tools that will help you hit the road like a seasoned traveler, not just a tourist. Whether you'd rather tempt Lady Luck at a five-star casino on the Thai-Cambodian border or watch fireflies flit off into the night in Malaysia, Let's Go's intrepid researchers ensure that you're in tune with this quickly changing region.







Let's Visit Peru


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Describes the geography, history, people, and problems of Peru.




Let's Visit Pakistan


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Let's Visit Argentina


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Covers geography, climate, people, history, customs, and government of the country. Grades 5-7.




Let's Visit Russia


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A survey of the U.S.S.R., briefly describing the geography of the republics, agriculture, industry, city and village life, and the position of the Soviet government in the world today.







Tangled Mobilities


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The emotional, social, and economic challenges faced by migrants and their families are interconnected through complex decisions related to mobility. Tangled Mobilities examines the different crisscrossing and intersecting mobilities in the lives of Asian migrants, their family members across Asia and Europe, and the social spaces connecting these regions. In exploring how the migratory process unfolds in different stages of migrants’ lives, the chapters in this collected volume broaden perspectives on mobility, offering insight into the way places, affects, and personhood are shaped by and connected to it.