"Meet Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Now in his early 70s as he looks back on his career, Chan has spent a lifetime making comics in his native Singapore since he was a boy of 16, in 1954. The artist doubles here as both the narrator and the subject matter, as his life story parallels the changes in Singapore over five decades since the war. The evolution of his artwork mirrors the evolution of both his homeland and the comic book medium itself. The myriad...

Provides an introduction to the social, cultural, economic, historical, and religious practices and beliefs of North America and islands located in the Caribbean Sea.

Surveys Mexico's geography, natural resources, economy, and population, and discusses some of the challenges being faced by Mexico today.

Provides an introduction to the social, cultural, economic, historical, and religious practices and beliefs of nations and territories of Eastern Asia and in the Pacific Ocean.