Organized into eight chapters--continent by continent, and then by smaller geographical areas the takes the reader on a kaleidoscopic tour of people and their lifestyles. Young readers will gain a global perspective on how people live as they discover how the inhabitants of familiar and unfamiliar places dress, earn a living, and enjoy their leisure time. Along the way they'll also find out what foods different people eat, what languages they speak,...

Describes the history of Versailles, from the days of leaders such as Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Charles de Gaulle to its status today as a landmark of world history.