The Reader's Digest Children's Atlas of the World

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Reader's Digest
Children's Mas of the Woiid
New Third Edition
where can you find the world's largest flower?
Where would you find a mouse that sings? Where can you find a tomb guarded by 6,000 warriors? ^ Why is this frog dangerous?
Which style of music and dance began in Argentina?
Acclaim for
^he Reader's Digest Children's Atlas of the World
This friendly introduction to the countries of the world has just enough hard-core stats,
plus suggested activities to help 6- to 12-year-olds learn about different cultures."
— Family Life
"A surprising amount of information will stick in your child's brain."
— Newsweek
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^ "Impeccably illustrated and painstakingly detailed."
— The Boston Sunday Herald
An informative browsing atlas a good choice for family use."
— Booklist
V "Encourages the reader to dive in."
— The Los Angeles Times
i
^e Reader's Digest
Children's Atlas of the World
The Reader's Digest Children's Atlas of the World has been conceived to meet the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Reader's Digest
Children's Mas of the Woiid
New Third Edition
where can you find the world's largest flower?
Where would you find a mouse that sings? Where can you find a tomb guarded by 6,000 warriors? ^ Why is this frog dangerous?
Which style of music and dance began in Argentina?
Acclaim for
^he Reader's Digest Children's Atlas of the World
This friendly introduction to the countries of the world has just enough hard-core stats,
plus suggested activities to help 6- to 12-year-olds learn about different cultures."
— Family Life
"A surprising amount of information will stick in your child's brain."
— Newsweek
\
^ "Impeccably illustrated and painstakingly detailed."
— The Boston Sunday Herald
An informative browsing atlas a good choice for family use."
— Booklist
V "Encourages the reader to dive in."
— The Los Angeles Times
i
^e Reader's Digest
Children's Atlas of the World
The Reader's Digest Children's Atlas of the World has been conceived to meet the needs of children living in today's increasingly information-rich | world. Its combination of 0 ¦ sophisticated cartography, stunning artwork and authoritative yet ij accessible text has resulted in the most | exciting, comprehensive and lavishly illustrated children's atlas available today.
ramatic, visualh^ stimulating thematic pages explain important geographical concepts, ranging from the structure of Earth to the world's environmental problems and the links between geography and politics.
cJ^^re than 50 detailed maps incorporating digital relief mapping and the latest geographical and political data cover every corner of the globe. Thousands of dynamic illustrations act as a visual counterpoint to the informative text; up-to-the-minute statistics, amazing facts, lively captions and fun projects help the young reader gain a deeper understanding of the world's diversity.
This
fully revised third edition includes more than 1,500 updated facts and statistics, including the most recent population figures. A new map— The Power of Politics—graphically reviews the world's hotspots. New borders, new countries, new names—they are all here in this ultimate resource for fun and study, at home and at school. Vissza