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Real Castles Around the World
Written by Kaitlyn Duling
Vero Beach, Florida : Rourke Educational Media, 2025. Informational. 48 pages

Take a trip around the world as you read about the most impressive castles ever built! Explore fierce fortresses, castles that have inspired stories, uniquely colorful castles, and the history behind them all as you Travel to Real Castles Around the World! Part of the Travel to Children s Book Series, this 48-page nonfiction book explores castles both past and present, the kings that inhabited them, and knights that fought to protect them! Lower the drawbridge, cross the moat, and travel to real castles from all around the world as you learn about our magical history with fun-filled facts and vibrant photos. History Book Features: Before- and after-reading activities. Extension activity. Glossary About Rourke Educational Media: We proudly publish respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits! -- Editor

Travel to Kenya
Written by Matt Doeden 
Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, 2022. Informational. 32 pages

Kenya is an East African country with an exciting variety of cultures and wildlife. Follow along as we explore Kenya's landscape, with topics ranging from life in the city to beautiful highlands and valleys -- Publisher

To Grandmother's House : A Visit to Old-Town Beijing
Written by Douglas Keister
Salt Lake City, Utah : Gibbs Smith, 2008. Informational

Ride along with Zhaqzng Yue and her cousin Han Li to visit their grandmother and learn about Beijing. -- Editor

Follow Me Around Egypt
Written by Wiley Blevins
New York, NY : Children's Press, 2019. Informational. 32 pages

Home to ancient pyramids, sphinxes, and other remarkable remnants of the past, Egypt has long captured the imagination of people around the world. Readers will get an insiders view of this African nation as they explore sandy deserts, busy cities and more. -- Editor

P is for Passport : A World Alphabet
Written by Devin Scillian
Chelsea, Michigan : Sleeping Bear Press, 2003. Informational

A passport and rhyming text celebrate the author's adventures discovering differences as well as similarities, from "A" for the variety of animals that populate the planet to "Z" for the time zones that mark the days around the world. -- Editor

The Arctic
Photographs by Francis Latreille
Written by Catherine Guigon
Illustrations by Frédéric Malenfer
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007. Informational. 69 pages

Explore the wonders of the chilling Arctic up close with this stunning pictorial that offers a poignant message about the regions changing role in the environment. -- Editor
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