DK's Children's Illustrated Atlas brings geography to life; packed with more than 50 colourful maps for kids and fascinating facts about the countries of the world.

Each map is bursting with information, such as climates, populations, famous sites, mountains and rivers, and natural wonders of the world. The atlas also includes a world map, with a political map for each continent. Through each map children are shown how to read a map and use a key, compass and scale.

Charming and informative, the Children's Illustrated Atlas is a key addition to every child's library.

There are 128 pages in this book. This is a book of maps. This book was published 2016 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Dr Andrew Brooks has been a Lecturer in Development Geography at King's College London since 2011. His undergraduate teaching involves Human Geography and International Development. Andrew is an active researcher and has written books, chapter and articles on the geographies of economic and social change in Africa as well as environmental issues. His research has taken him all around the world.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: How to Read the Maps
• 2: The World
• 3: North America
• • 1: North America continent
  • 2: Canada and Alaska
  • 3: USA
  • 4: Mexico
  • 5: Central America and the Caribbean
  • 6: Climates
• 4: South America
• • 1: South America: continent
  • 2: Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru
  • 3: Brazil
  • 4: Argentina and Chile
  • 5: Population
• 5: Africa
• • 1: Africa continent
  • 2: North Africa
  • 3: Egypt, Ethiopia, and Kenya
  • 4: Nigeria, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast
  • 5: Congo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
  • 6: South Africa and Madagascar
  • 7: Natural Wonders
• 6: Europe
• • 1: Europe continent
  • 2: Northern Europe
  • 3: British Isles
  • 4: France
  • 5: Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and Austria
  • 6: Germany
  • 7: Spain and Portugal
  • 8: Italy
  • 9: Central Europe
  • 10: Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, and Ukraine
  • 11: Romania and Bulgaria
  • 12: Greece
  • 13: European Russia and the Baltics
  • 14: Rivers, Lakes, and Mountains
• 7: Asia
• • 1: Asia continent
  • 2: Asian Russia and Kazakhstan
  • 3: Turkey
  • 4: Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan
  • 5: Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia
  • 6: Afghanistan and Pakistan
  • 7: India and Sri Lanka
  • 8: Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar
  • 9: China and Mongolia
  • 10: Korea
  • 11: Japan
  • 12: Southeast Asia
  • 13: Great Sites
• 8: Australasia and the Polar Regions
• • 1: Australasia: continent
  • 2: Australia
  • 3: New Zealand
  • 4: Antarctica
  • 5: The Arctic
• 9: Atlas Picture Quiz
• 10: Glossary
• 11: Index
• 12: Picture Credits