Scholastic Atlas of the World
- Book Review,
by Philip Steele
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The world is an unfathomably big, amazing, and mysterious place. Sometimes, having a little context provides the ticket to understanding. Scholastic's Atlas of the World for children offers a unique approach to comprehending the world. Land area, time differences, life expectancy, car ownership, travel distances, and many other features of every country are compared to those of the United States. How does the length of the Indus River in Pakistan compare to the Mississippi, for example? Did you know that people in the U.S. live, on average, to be 76--but Australians live to be 80, and citizens of Zambia have a life expectancy of only 37 years? American kids, especially, will benefit from this tremendously helpful tool. The atlas also provides more than 80 easy-to-read topographical maps, hundreds of striking color photographs, thousands of statistics, and essays on culture and geography. In addition to the extensive index at the back of the book, each spread has its own "Search and Find" index with locators to help young readers find important cities on the maps. Color-coded continent tabs run along the top of every page, with the featured continent highlighted. Fascinating world facts are presented in "Discover More" shaded boxes, while the nitty-gritty details of a region are revealed in the "Country facts" box (population, area, language, religion, and currency), "State facts," and "Continent facts." Readers of all ages will become knowledgeable citizens of the world with this bright, up-to-date resource. (Ages 8 and older) --Emilie Coulter
From Booklist
Although the copyright is 2001, there was a new and updated printing of this atlas in 2003. The almost 30 pages of introductory material has information not found in other atlases, such as a section on how mountains are formed and the different kinds of rocks. There is also a good explanation of the types of maps. The map section is introduced by political and physical world maps. Each continental, country, and regional map is accompanied by fact boxes, a "Search and Find" key for locating geographic locations, time zone information, small color photographs, and more. This atlas is second only to Gareth Stevens Atlas of the World (p.1644) in the number of individual maps representing regions and countries--there are more than 70, including 9 for Africa and 10 for the U.S. Maps are not highly detailed and don't show latitude and longitude, although these are given for some locations. Following the maps is a list of dependencies and disputed territories. RBB
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Book Description
With more than 80 maps, hundreds of color photographs, and thousands of statistics, the SCHOLASTIC ATLAS OF THE WORLD will enrich and expand a child¹s knowledge of geography. Each topographical map clearly locates important cities, mountains, deserts, and bodies of water, indicating border countries and national capitals. The culture and geography of each country are explored through thoughtful essays and beautiful full-color photographs. An essential reference for every child.
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