My First Picture Atlas

About this book

An atlas is a book of maps - either of a region, a country, a continent, or the whole world. 

This first atlas for younger primary readers features each continent (including the Arctic and Antarctic) beautifully illustrated on a double-page spread, with a panel of picture features to find on the maps - from brown grizzly bears on the map of North and Central America to tomatoes on the map of Europe. 

As well as that, each panel holds illustrations of two children (featuring a diverse representation of characters) and a simple challenge to find the country they are from on the map. 

After each continent map, there’s also a clearly laid out double-page spread featuring a list of countries in the continent and some simple facts about things found there: food, plants, animals, monuments, crops, industries, and natural features.  

Complete with a glossary at the end of the book and a quiz running through it, My First Picture Atlas is a lovely introduction to geography for mid-primary aged children. 

The book layout and font is nice and clear, the illustrations are appealing, and there are enough facts to make things interesting without feeling overwhelming or too wordy.