National Geographic Kids Beginner's World Atlas, 4th Edition

by National Geographic Kids

Overview

Our world is constantly changing and this refreshed atlas from the map experts at National Geographic captures the state of the planet with colorful maps, easy-to-grasp stats, and lots of fun facts—the perfect reference for young kids and students.

Learn all about the people, places, animals, and environments of our world in the fourth edition of this engaging atlas. It's got a fresh, kid-friendly design; fun, lively photos; and all the latest, greatest geographic and political information that make this such a valuable resource. It's the perfect reference for kids to learn about lands close to home or oceans away—ideal for classroom use, homework help, and armchair exploration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781426334825
Publisher:	National Geographic
Publication date:	07/09/2019
Edition description:	Updated
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	179,248
Product dimensions:	10.50(w) x 13.70(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

National Geographic Kids inspires young adventurers to explore the world through award-winning magazines, books, apps, games, toys, videos, events, and a website, and is the only kids brand with a world-class scientific organization at its core. This book and series is created by National Geographic contributors, including researchers, photographers, content experts, and educational specialists.

Editorial Reviews

06/14/2019

Gr 2–5-This fourth edition is very similar to the third edition, though the target age has been changed from ages five to eight to seven to ten. The first chapter, "Understanding Your World," is followed by a chapter on each of the continents. North America receives the most space. Mexico is briefly mentioned. Each chapter begins with a two-page spread, three-quarters of which showcase a scenic color photo representing that continent. Another spread within the chapter covers the world, including a physical map showing landforms, and one- to two-sentence descriptions of the land regions, water, climate, plants, and animals of the continent. Another two pages describe the political world; countries, cities, people, and languages, along with a five-color political map. The font used for the main text is better than that used in the third edition. The work is heavily illustrated with color photos, most of which may be found in the previous edition. The larger maps are printed in such a manner that they do not disappear into the binding. VERDICT If the third edition is in the collection, it is probably not necessary to purchase this one. The only changes are a few photos and some statistics which can be found in other sources.-Eldon Younce, Anthony Public Library, KS

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