TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Country of Islands 4 CHAPTER 2 Life in Bahrain 8 CHAPTER 3 Food and Fun 16 QUICK FACTS TOOLS At a Glance 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24
CHAPTER 1 COUNTRY OF ISLANDS Welcome to Bahrain This country is in the Middle East Temperatures can top 100 degrees Fahrenheit 38 degrees Celsius The Tree of Life is here It is more than 400 years old How does it get water in a desert No one knows Tree of Life
capital It is Bahrain’s Manama is the largest city too Almost half of the population lives here The Bahrain World Trade Center is here It stands 787 feet 240 meters tall Bahrain World Trade Center