Product Description: Kids can explore the world with the up-to-date CHILDREN'S ATLAS OF THE WORLD. Including every country and continent, each page has a detailed, annotated map, country stats, fantastic facts and amazing photography. Each continent and country is illustrated with a full-colour physical map, annotated with capitals, towns, oceans, rivers and mountains...read more

Product Description: Based on the highly successful Pocket Guide to Flags of the World, this comprehensive inventory features the flags of more than 220 countries and territories—25 of them new, including The Isle of Man, Serbia, and Somaliland. For each banner, there’s historical background plus a detailed analysis of its meaning and symbolism; in addition, every national entry includes key data (area, currency, main exports, religion), statistics, and large- and small-scale locator maps...read more

An authoritative resource of information on thousands of world records lists more than four thousand records, including facts, timelines, trivia, and more about the worlds of sports, technology, entertainment, history, geography, and other natural, man-made, and otherworldly topics. Simultaneous.

An easy-to-read reference guide provides young readers with an in-depth review of geographical, physical, and cultural information about countries around the world, enhanced with full-color illustrations, maps, fact panels, and more.

Provides an overview of geographical areas around the world, including discussions on the environment, weather, and how industry has impacted the landscape.

Examines global atmospheric conditions and climactic change in the past and present, discussing environmental issues such as global warming, desertification, destruction of the tropical rain forests, and alternatives to burning fossil fuels (view table of contents)