Norway

Travel to Norway without leaving home. This country survey opens with the fjords, Viking heritage, and northern lights that many people associate with the place, then moves through the nation's past, landscape, people, weather patterns, political system, and economy. Readers will find sidebars, maps, fact pages, and a glossary, along with a timeline, historic images, full-color photographs, and graphs and charts that explain the material. The book is part of the Countries of the World series from Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.