Focus on Switzerland

From the Series Focus on Geography
  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 6

Dominated by the mighty Alps and sharing borders with five different countries, Switzerland is known for its beautiful landscapes and multicultural society. Read all about the country's land and resources, the population-dense central plateau, and its early settlement, as well as daily life and culture today for people across Switzerland. Free downloadable Teacher's Notes.

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978-1-0398-1524-7
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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 6
Age Range 10 - 13
Dewey 954
Lexile 1090L
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level W
Subjects Geography
Genres Nonfiction
Publisher Crabtree Publishing
Imprint Crabtree Forest
Copyright 2024
Number of Pages 48
Dimensions 8 x 10
Graphics Full-color illustrations, Full-color photographs
BISACS JNF046000, JNF025070, JNF038060
Rights Included WORLD
Language English

Focus on Geography series - Booklist

The wonders of the world await in these new books in the Focus on Geography series (12 new titles), which offer readers the chance to learn about different cities and countries via bright photography, graphs, maps, and fascinating facts. Chapters include information about the featured country’s land, history, and culture, as well as its present state and future outlook. In Focus on Brazil, readers will learn why Brazil’s location perfectly lends itself to such natural wonders as Iguaçu National Park, home of one of the world’s largest waterfalls and its famous rain forests. Each title concludes with a glossary and information on how readers can learn more about the featured country. These books are well suited to history and geography classrooms, but armchair travelers will also enjoy seeing the sights contained in their pages.

Author: Linda Barghoorn

Focus on Switzerland Teacher's Note

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Author/Illustrator biography
Detailed maps
Glossary of key words
Index
Infographics
Table of contents
Teaching guides
Full-color illustrations, Full-color photographs