National Geographic Countries of the World: Poland

by Zilah Deckker

Book Overview

Visit Poland, ancestral homeland of millions of Americans. Follow the ever-changing fate of the Polish state: from inception in 966, through kingdom and commonwealth status, through occupation and communism, to today's Third Polish Republic. Learn of Poland's newest role as a full member of the European Union. Meet Nobel Prize winner Lech Walesa, the Solidarity Union leader who challenged the communist authorities in the 1980s and became president...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426302010
• ISBN13: 9781426302015
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: National Geographic Kids
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9