albert whitman and company of chicago published the pictured geography series in the 1940s. four sets of eight 28-page children's picture books about world nations and other territories were illustrated by kurt wiese. henry wrote the texts for the first and fourth sets. at least one library catalog record indicates a "preschool" audience. "kirkus reviews" observed in a brief contemporary positive review of the fourth series, "third and fourth graders will find this a pleasant way to expand the confines of school geographies."