"Although Europe is the second smallest continent in size, it's the third largest in population. It's home to dozens of countries and a number of bustling cities. Readers of this engaging volume travel on a journey through this one-of-a-kind continent, learning about its people, geography, unique characteristics, and much more along the way. Eye-catching photographs help readers visualize each location, while age-appropriate text helps reinforce key...

Written in the middle of the 14th century as the Bubonic Plague decimated the population of Europe, "The Decameron" is a satirical and allegorical collection of stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio. Constructed as a series of "frame stories," or stories within a story, the narrative follows seven young women and three young men who take refuge in a secluded villa outside Florence in order to escape the Black Death. During ten evenings of their...

"An epic people's history of Europe's fraught East-West divide, by an intrepid author who followed its path from the Arctic to Turkey"--

"Russia is the largest country on Earth, and it's home to about 120 ethnic groups. The Eurasian Republics include Armenia, Moldova, and Georgia. What does it mean to be a citizen of the countries in this region? How do governments function there today? Readers will discover the answers through informative text, fact-filled sidebars, authentic photographs, and exciting primary sources. Surveyed are the historical events, movements, and people who have...

Features maps and information about the countries, geography, ecology, population, customs, transportation, and economy of Europe.

A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly--she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the...

In the volatile and shifting political atmosphere of Eastern Europe after World War II, an inexperienced homicide detective fresh out of the academy is assigned a homicide that no one wants to solve.

Includes "fully updated comprehensive coverage on the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, and Slovakia, plus side trips to Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Romania"--

Azure-colored oceans blending into bright turquoise at the shores, undulating hills of green surrounding crystal clear lakes, and rolling sand dunes brushed with light blue...man-made monuments that have withstood the march of time from the pyramids to Hadrian's Wall--are rich memories of Ellen and Stephen Williams' adventures. Eating "brik" in Tunisia and "churchkhela" in Tblisi! Drinking "kvas" in Ukraine! Passing up "lavabread" in Wales-all were...