Russia (Enchantment of the World) by Nel Yomtov

Russia (Enchantment of the World) Reviews

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  Kathleen

  The Enchantment of the World series contains information on various countries of the world. The Russia volume was published in 2013 and has information through 2012. The material is basic and almost nonjudgmental. The maps are useful and the colorful photos are interesting. There isn't enough detailed information in it for much of a school report, but it covers the history and geography of the country and other information on a very wide variety of topics.
  
  I think it provides a light background of the country that will be useful to tourists and more fun than an article in Wikipedia.
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  R. G. Nairam

  finally! a juvenile nonfiction book on Russia with fairly engaging text, great pictures, and sympathetic tone. Plus, knowing that I cannot in fact keep track of a map of Russia in my head every time geography comes up in different contexts, it provides appropriate new maps every time it is necessary. Gratefully also touches on many things that AREN'T just the USSR era.
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  Victoria

  I read this book to my sons in full in order to better understand the country of Russia, its people who have lived there for centuries, the political system, the agriculture, and more. It was very well done and we learned a lot.
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  Kathleen

  So I've begun this project in which I read about the various countries of the world: one nonfiction book, one fiction book, and one book written by a person from that country. I started it when I figured out that I had no earthly idea where Myanmar was, at least in comparison to other countries.
  
  Anyway, I've found the Enchantment of the World series to be extremely useful. It's a series of children's nonfiction books that covers various countries of the world in pretty good detail (for children's books, anyway). They're all structured the same way. Ten chapters, starting with a short introductory one, moving through geography, flora and fauna, history (often the longest one), government, economy, population, religion/culture, arts, and daily life.
  
  They're educational, pretty light reads with plenty of pictures, but informative nonetheless. They're also, despite being undeniably US-focused, pretty nonjudgmental regarding religion and/or current world relations. The only one I read that was openly judgmental was the North Korea one, and, uh. It's North Korea. They do talk about various atrocities, but briefly, in children-focused language, and usually only the historical ones.
  
  They can also be, by virtue of the publishing cycle, somewhat dated. I think the latest any of them go is 2015. Still, that's pretty damn recent for a published book, and I'm searching out the second editions where I can, since they're the most up-to-date. I'd definitely recommend these for kids, and also for people who have no earthly idea where, for example, Myanmar is.
  
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  Jennifer

  This one was quite well-balanced. It would be difficult to put Russian history in a book intended for children, but there was a really adequate survey provided.
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  Lauren

  Typical kids book but I did learn a few things