National Geographic Our World: A Child's First Picture Atlas

by National Geographic Society

Illustrations and maps introduce the geography, culture, and trivia facts of each continent, and suggests activities to explore geography in depth.

Genres: Nonfiction, Geography, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in the world.
Founded in 1888, its interests include geography, archaeology, and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation, and the study of world culture and history. The National Geographic Society's logo is a yellow portrait frame—rectangular in shape—which appears on the margins surrounding the front covers of its magazines and as its television channel logo. Through National Geographic Partners (a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company), the Society operates the magazine, TV channels, a website, worldwide events, and other media operations.

Reviews

[North Lake County Public Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

This atlas is a phenomenal resource for young ones. I used it in one of our StoryTime Thursday activities to introduce our kids (ages 2 to 5) to the notion that the world is bigger than what they see from the car window on the way to the library. A few of them "got it," and seeing their faces light up was really wonderful. A few did not "get it," but that's okay since we had a rather diverse age range there. The atlas has a great spread of information, from the general shape of the world to what types of landscapes make up the world, to information on the continents and what you can find there. The written material may skew a little bit older, in the 6 to 10ish age bracket, but the images are helpful even to younger kids.

[babyhippoface · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our World is a very basic introduction to maps--what they look like and what they represent. Colorful oversize pages explain elementary features of maps and allow one spread per continent to mention common languages, geographical landmarks and industry or customs (limited to 4 or 5 per contintent). There is a glossary, but the lack of a reference grid and an index combined with the sparse information limits use of this resource to grades K-2.

[Erin Buhr · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a wonderful resource for any project or unit discussing another place. We used just the pages about Asia for this Unit. Our children enjoy finding the landmarks and important information on the map. The additional information provided is brief, interesting to children, and supported with beautiful photographs.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Jasmine Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

The kids really enjoyed this book. This is a book that I will check out FREQUENTLY. They LOVE to learn about the world and where we live at in the world. :)