The World Book - Explore the Facts, Stats and Flags of Every Country

A whirlwind tour of the entire globe, this beautifully illustrated atlas is jam-packed with facts about every country in the world, perfect for readers 8+.
Where would you like to visit next? Take a tour of every single country in the world within the pages of The World Book. Featuring a special diecut globe cover, this book is packed with facts, stats and flags - explore different cultures and the best things to see, do and taste on this planet. Find out how to say 'good morning' in Maltese, the most popular dishes in Colombian cuisine, and where you can see over 60 species of hummingbird. Seek out the tallest mountain, the longest river, and everything in between.

About the author

Joe Fullman is an experienced children's author and has written many non-fiction reference titles. He has a personal interest in music, plays several instruments and performs with a folk band.Rose Blake is an illustrator and artist who studied at the Royal College of Art. Her book A History of Pictures for Children (2018), written by David Hockney and Martin Gayford, won the New Horizons award at the 2019 Bologna Children's Book Fair.

Summary

An almanac of fascinating information, containing geography, history, food, sport, wildlife, art and culture. Encourages interest in visiting different places and experiencing different cultures.

Report

'The book is very accessible and punchy and I particularly liked its sense of equality and the way in which it is not dominated by the bigger nations ... The World Book is a triumph in how it neatly and simply explains the world' LoveReading4Kids

Product details

• Authors: Joe Fullman
• Assisted by: Rose Blake (Illustration), Blake Rose (Illustration)
• Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2021
• EAN: 9781783126118
• ISBN: 978-1-78312-611-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 239 mm x 22 mm x 283 mm
• Weight: 1146 g
• Illustrations: clr illus
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government, JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / General, Atlases & maps (Children’s/Teenage), Interest age: from c 8 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage reference: Subject-specific reference, Reference works (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage reference: Atlases and maps