Amazon.com description: Product Description: As the second-largest continent, Africa offers thousands of miles of tropical rainforest, desert, and highlands to explore. Its a font of natural resources and home to 1 billion people! Readers will trek through the many climate zones and cities found in Africa as they are introduced to the continent. Fascinating geographical content complementary to the social studies curriculum will draw readers in while they learn about different kinds of maps through colorful examples. Detailed photographs will further engage readers as fun fact boxes help guide them halfway around the world.