Books with title The Kingfisher Children's World Atlas

The Kingfisher Children's Bible brings Bible stories and events memorably to life for all the family to share. With beautiful, full-color illustrations on every spread and dynamic retellings that will appeal to children, this volume contains over 100 stories and summaries from the Old and New Testaments. The amazing breadth of the Old Testament is visited in great detail, from Genesis to Jonah and from David and Goliath to the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. The New Testament captures the spirit of Jesus' ministry with testimony from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, as well as Acts, St. Paul's epistles, and Revelation. A full-featured reference section at the back of the book places this terrific resource at the top of the list of Bibles for families with children. Special Features: Who's who of biblical characters. Bible commentary exploring historical context. Details about the worship, ritual, culture, and civilization of Israel and the ancient world. Bible reference section illustrated with photographs, maps and diagrams. Glossary of important themes and theological terms. Full index. Coverage of all biblical books. Approved by Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish authorities.

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. Amazing photographs on every page showcase key landmarks and sights for each country group, giving kids a feel for different cultures and places. Every page shows the maps in situ on a locator globe to allow kids to understand a country's position in the world. Children's Atlas of the World is a comprehensive, detailed world atlas for kids, perfect for supporting classroom work and homework. Older children will learn how to use an atlas and will gain an understanding of the world around them. This book is most suitable pupils at UK secondary school key stage 2 and 3 or US 5th, 6th and 7th grades. What are the key features of Children's Atlas of the World? A political and physical world map for kids to investigate. Each continent and country section contains up-to-date statistics, including population and area. Search and find panels list capital cities and their grid references, providing an interactive tool that will teach children how to locate features on a map using a graticule. Special features Extreme Weather, World Record and In the next minute... present the most extraordinary facts in context so children can understand the stats. Special features include: Extreme Weather: Hurricane Katrina, the largest hurricane ever recorded in the USA, caused 80 percent of New Orleans [H6] to flood. More than one million people were evacuated and 1833 died. In the next minute... at least five icebergs will fall into the oceans enough fresh water to supply London for a day. Did You Know? Modern chewing gum is made from the same gum the Aztecs chewed, with added sweetener to make it more tasty. Facts and stats: Italy's population of 60.3 million would fill 603 Olympic stadiums. Montenegro's population of 620,000 would fill six stadiums. World Record: The Sahara sand sea in Algeria has the longest sand dunes in the world, with some more than 300 km. The distance from... Australia's east coast to the west coast is 3000 km the same as from London to Boston, USA. Star fact: Mount Fuji [G9] is an active volcano, but last erupted in 1707. More than 200,000 people walk to its snow-capped summit each year.

Featuring seventeen beautiful hand-illustrated maps and packed with eye-opening information about ancient civilizations and peoples, this is an unbeatable pictorial guide to what the world was like between 10,000 B.C. and A.D. 1000. Each stunning map shows the major sites from a particular civilization or group of civilizations, with their cities, temples, palaces, farmers, and traders brought vividly to life with detailed picture symbols. Feature spreads use photographs of cultural and architectural artifacts, as well as additional information, to focus in greater depth on the key cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

This revised edition of DK's groundbreaking 2003 atlas has been refreshed with beautiful, bright, new maps, a topical introductory section, and an interactive CD. Facts, maps, satellite images, and local stories make this book a global yet personal experience taking the reader on the ultimate round the world journey from Bolivia's bustling markets to carnival time in Venice.

Featuring more than thirty digital maps and packed with fun and fascinating information to foster children's interest in the world around them, The Kingfisher Children's Atlas is perfect for all children ages seven to ten. The atlas is organized by continent. Regions and countries are then mapped in greater detail. Each section includes an exciting overview, maps, photographs, and artwork that help children build an understanding of each area. Lively, accessible text provides physical, historical, and cultural information that children will find fascinating.

Beautiful hand-illustrated maps bring the story of human civilization up to date, examining the world from 1800 to the present day. Circling the globe, this atlas features amazing tales of trade, war, innovation, and conquest. Each map focuses on a major region, exploring the conflicts, changes, andsocial movements that took place during a specific period of time. The subjects are arranged chronologically as the reader is guided through the end of the Napoleonic era, the Industrial Revolution, the colonization of Africa, World War I, the Great Depression in the United States, World War II, the Cold War, and the modern conflicts and realignments of today. The Kingfisher Atlas of the Modern World is the perfect pictorial representation of the influence of recent history on the modern world.