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Lonely Planet Kids Amazing World Atlas

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Lonely Planet Kids Amazing World Atlas, authored by Alexa Ward and Lonely Planet Kids, is an educational book that offers a vibrant journey around the globe. It provides young readers with fascinating facts about cultures, wildlife, countries, and oceans, all presented through colourful illustrations and engaging narratives. This engaging atlas invites children to explore and learn about the world in an interactive and fun way.
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This book may appeal to you if you love exploring the world and learning fascinating facts about different countries, cultures, and environments. Designed for curious minds, it makes geography enjoyable and engaging for young readers with its colourful illustrations and intriguing trivia. Perfect for budding explorers looking to expand their horizons from the comfort of their home.

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Bringing planet earth to life, this colourful and fun atlas takes kids on a trip around the world that they’ll never forget. Filled with continental and regional maps, lively text, and an entry for every country, this essential learning resource will excite young readers with mind-blowing facts about history, culture and animal species.

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Bringing planet earth to life, this colourful and fun addition to Lonely Planet Kids takes you on a trip around the world that you'll never forget. Filled with continental and regional maps, lively text, an entry for every country on the planet, plus mind-blowing facts, and an emphasis on the species that live on our planet, this is an essential resource for young readers wanting to learn about the world.

With 240 pages of illustrated maps, engaging infographics, mind-blowing photography and a large dose of humour, this fun and informative world guide, written by children's author and wildlife enthusiast Alexa Ward, is the definitive guide to what our planet is really like.

From exploration of indigenous peoples all over the globe, to illustrations of festivals in Brazil and each country's individual history, young readers will be enticed to go on a journey to some of the furthest corners of the globe, learning intriguing facts as they go. Take a trip around the world that you'll never forget with the Amazing World Atlas!

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids β€” an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet β€” published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788683050

Publisher: Lonely Planet Global Limited

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 November 2020

Country: Ireland

Imprint: Lonely Planet Kids

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 236.0mm

Height: 311.0mm

Weight: 1440g

Pages: 240

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