Haiti

by Elizabeth Raum

Overview

Haiti offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781432952303
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2011
Series:	Countries Around the World Series
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	551,262
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	900L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Elizabeth Raum has written over two-dozen nonfiction books for young readers, including a biography of Louis Armstrong for Capstone Press. Over the years, she has worked as a middle school and high school English teacher, an elementary school librarian, and a college library director. Elizabeth Raum has written many nonfiction books for children. Two of her Capstone You Choose books, Orphan Trains: An Interactive History Adventure (2011) and Can You Survive Storm Chasing? (2012), are Junior Library Guild selections. Elizabeth lives in Michigan with her husband, Richard.

Table of Contents

Introducing Haiti 4

History: First Black Republic 6

Regions and Resources: A Land in Danger 12

Wildlife: Unusual Creatures 18

Infrastructure: Much Still to Do 20

Culture: Blending French and African 28

Haiti Today 34

Fact File 36

Timeline 40

Glossary 42

Find Out More 44

Topic Tools 46

Index 48