Suriname

by Colleen Madonna Flood Williams

Named for the Surinen Indians who once lived within its borders, Suriname is located on the northeastern coast of South America. It is the continent's smallest independent nation. Dense tropical rain forests cover much of the country's sparsely populated, mountainous interior. Most of Surinames population--of East Indian, African, and mixed-race descent--live in the flat coastal region to the north. Settled in the mid-1600s by the English, the colony...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1422233049
• ISBN13: 9781422233047
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9