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, what they believe in, and how they are governed. The book includes a reference section at the end of each chapter which covers literacy rates, population densities, currencies, and life expectancies.

Includes index.

Map of the world -- Introduction -- Arctic and Subarctic -- Europe -- North America -- South America -- Africa -- Asia -- Australia and the Pacific.