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30cm inflatable political globe of the world.

Earth by day space by night 2 globes in 1! The 22.8cm daylight earth globe clearly shows political boundaries, natural features such as lakes and rivers, capitals and major cities. Scale-1:55,900,000. The illuminated night globe shows key stars and constellations with their Latin and common names. An advanced light sensor automatically turns on the LED illumination whenever the room darkens, magically transforming the earth globe into a fascinating map of the stars. The ideal gift for would-be astronomers and budding geograp... read more

This is a brand new edition of this comprehensive geography title, placing the world at your fingertips and explaining key topics in a lively and accessible way. Evocative photographs convey the extraordinary visual variety of the world around us. A bright, modern map section with over 30 double-page maps and a detailed country-by-country gazetteer, makes this the ultimate geography reference tool. Hundreds of recommended websites take readers on a journey around the world to learn a language, watch hurricanes, download animated fl... read more

Two books in one with over 600 stickers to place on two giant fold-out wall charts. Discover the exciting world around us and the wonders of outer space.

Send your child on a voyage of discovery with the new edition of this unbeatable world atlas. DK's ground-breaking "Children's World Atlas" has been revised and refreshed with beautiful, bright, new maps, a topical introductory section with amazing 3D artwork and an interactive CD. Each stunning map is surrounded by human stories and views that give your child an immediate sense of place not accessible in other atlases. From Bolivia's bustling markets to carnival time in Venice, they'll explore the societies, cultures, histories... read more

Political globe on a sturdy base.

This world atlas has detailed, highly accurate and clear maps of all the earth, and maps and information for the New Zealand and South Pacific region. With a statistical guide to the world's states and territories, and internet links to help you get to know the world.

This picture atlas for young children features a page for each continent with flaps to lift to reveal information about our world (including Cape Reinga and the Kiwi). It allows children to discover the whereabouts of exotic animals, beautiful buildings, and the foods and cultures of our wonderful planet. A giant world map poster is folded into a pocket inside the back cover.

Featuring 15 maps and seven habitat spreads, "The Kingfisher First Animal Picture Atlas" is packed with fun and fascinating information to feed children's interest in the world around them. An introductory spread explains that earth is bursting with life, with plants and animals colonizing every different habitat. Young readers are then taken around the world to find out more about each continent and the many different habitats there are. The atlas is organized by continent, and each map is illustrated with colourful pictorial icon... read more

Presents world, regional, and thematic maps as well as photographic essays on each continent.

The world upside down! Laminated wall map comes rolled in a plastic tube. Measures 841mm x 594mm.

This book presents a funny and fascinating look at the countries of the world. Meet the Brainwaves, hilarious little mischief-makers who are about to take your child on an amazing journey around the world to discover everything about our planet. These pint-sized pals will show children all about what the planet is made of, where the highest football stadium is and why Brazil is called Brazil. They'll join the teeny travellers as they take a camel trek to the pyramids, have a ball at a bonzer Australian beach party, and play the mad... read more

Become worldly-wise with this invaluable single-volume atlas to each of the 193 nations of the world. Fully revised and updated, and packed with clear, detailed maps highlighting landscape, industry, land use, population, climate and environmental issues; this atlas is an essential resource for anyone studying geography. There is a thorough introduction that lays a foundation for the development of map reading skills and useful alphabetical listings make for quick and easy reference. This title is easy to use whether you're studyin... read more

This revised and updated atlas introduces children to the basics of geography and mapping.
Beginning with how maps are made, and the different kinds of maps, this book helps children to understand the geography of the world and the relationship between countries and continents and their varying characteristics.
With environmental and political maps, the book includes a gazetteer of countries, and recommended websites for further research.

This world atlas includes the most up-to-date digital mapping techniques and features hundreds of place names, cities and geographical features. Every country's flag is shown, and locator maps place each region, country or continent in its global position. Also included are pages on mapping skills, population, the environment, the natural world and climate. With digital maps, stunning photographs and up-to-date facts and figures, this book takes a fascinating look at the people, places, industry and wildlife of the world.

With 50 detailed maps and over 3000 illustrations of the world's places, peoples, landscapes, and wildlife. this atlas also includes a section on map making and how to read a map. There's a world fact file including flags of each country, and a glossary of geographical terms. There are also ideas for fun projects.

A fun plastic inflatable globe. This globe is brightly coloured and indicates capital cities, lines of longitude and latitude, international time zones, elevation, physical features, oceans, seas and is set out in a learner-friendly manner.

There is no longer any need to spend hours researching on the Internet or overloading your arms with heavy library books just to find out some basic fundamnetal facts and figures about a given topic. Here, at last, is a series of books with the facthunter in mind. Every fact imaginable combine to create one definitive and authoritative resource. Jam-packed with diagrams, lists, statistics, maps, graphs, defintions and simple explanations of concepts – gathered from the most reliable sources and experts.

10 cm diameter mini globe has clear map layout, is easy to read, and is on an extremely stable base.

Discover the wonderful world we live in with My Incredible Sticker Atlas. Learn about where animals live and how they are classified. Find out about the earth's landscapes and continents and what the earth was like when dinosaurs roamed the land. Discover beyond the earth to outer space: a mysterious and fascinating place. My Incredible Sticker Atlas is jam-packed with amazing facts that will stimulate children's imagination. Featuring stunning photography and illustrations, two fold-out wall charts and two fold-out wall maps... read more