Children's Atlas (giveaway)

You know I like Usborne Books, correct? I think that they are out-of-this-world fabulous and of the highest quality. It is a sincere pleasure for me to introduce you to a couple of children's atlases that you might find useful to use with your own kids.

Bookworm1 is big into animals and in the past few months he has also been asking some questions about maps and geography, seeing that mommy and daddy have been traveling. We've been looking at a map of the United States and identifying places like New York, Washington D.C., Texas and California. When I saw that Usborne Books & More had an Animal Picture Atlas, I knew it was something worth checking into!



This book is incredible. It "is all about animals and where they live." The first page spread contains an illustrated picture of the world, giving the young reader perspective. It focuses on the continents, primarily, and shows pictures of a variety of animals, pinpointing where on the globe you might find them. As you turn the page, the book begins to focus on each continent, beginning with North America. Where do musk ox live? Bighorn sheep? Prairie dogs? By looking at this layout of North America, you can find out whereabouts you might find any one of these animals. In the bottom left hand corner of the page, there is a smaller map of the world so that you can still see where North America is located in the grand scheme of things.

After going through each continent, towards the back of the book you can read information concerning specific species such as: monkeys and apes, big cats, bears, birds, polar animals, etc.

Animal Picture Atlas is illustrated by Linda Edwards and is, in every way, a delight. I think she offers the perfect amount of detail to each illustrated animal, while still keeping things cartoonish enough to draw a youngster in. We have poured over this book for hours. I love it because it entices Bookworm1 to explore maps and learn about different continents and countries by using his favorite subject matter at the moment - animals!

If you are looking for something for slightly older world explorers, you might want to check out the Usborne Children's Picture Atlas.



Using the same concept as The Animal Picture Atlas, illustrator Linda Edwards once again helps us explore the various continents and what we might find on them. Instead of limiting the subject matter to just animals, you can also find pictures of skiers, cowboys, paddle boats, cacti, chili peppers and snowmobiles gracing the map of North America. It is easy for children to see where certain activities take place and where certain produce is grown through the use of this book.

The Usborne Children's Picture Atlas starts by giving the reader a bigger picture of the globe though - by beginning with "The Universe." There is a page spread explaining what maps are and how they are used, as well as an explanation for the difference between countries and cities. It starts big picture and whittles its way down to our individual communities and how we transport ourselves around the globe. The book concludes with the Atlas and illustrations. This book is also a great resource!

The whole family was impressed by both of these books and I have no hesitations offering them up for your consideration. These are fabulous, fabulous books!

Therefore it is my great delight to inform you that Usborne Books & More as offered up a copy of each of the above titles to one Reading to Know Reader. How to enter the contest? Simply leave a comment below. This contest is open to U.S. Residents only and will be open through Thursday, September 9th.

Happy Exploring!

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