The World Book: Explore the Facts, Stats and Flags of Every Country

by Joe Fullman, Rose Blake (Illustrator)

Where would you like to visit next? Take a tour of every single country in the world within the pages of The World Book . Packed with facts, stats and flags – explore different cultures and the best things to see, do and taste on this planet. Find out how to say 'good morning' in Maltese, the most popular dishes in Colombian cuisine, and where you can see over 60 species of hummingbird. Seek out the tallest mountain, the longest river, and everything in between.

Genres: Nonfiction

208 pages, Hardcover

Published October 14, 2021

Reviews

[Lyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, took me long enough to read this. (Over 5 months...) Although, to be fair, I'd give myself a pat on the back for reading practically every page. And, man, am I glad I did because I have learned so much. This book was AMAZING. I love it and I definitely want to own it now because this thing is packed FULL of facts and cool info and all I gotta say is that it's incredible. I would totally recommend it.

[Jennie · Rating 4 out of 5]

An engaging introduction to the contentions of the world and the countries within them with some interesting global/political facts at the start. Starting with North America, then progressing through the countries in South America, Europe and so forth this volume is packed with fascinating details about the 199 countries in situ at the the time of publication. Presentation varies from double and single page coverage to some smaller layouts. Each country has a small map inset showing the country's location within part of the larger continent and a small fact box with the flag, and key facts - capital city, language currency, population and size. There is an introductory paragraph covering key geographic features and then facts, some in boxes, to highlight interesting and unique features of each country- cultural, climatic, cultural and historical- depending on the country. Did you know that the largest basilica in the world is In Cote D'Ivoire or or hat some of the world's longest dinosaur tacks can be found in Turkmenistan? This variation of focus adds breadth and interest to the overall production and a level of uniqueness, such a novel collation of information would not be found on a country search on the internet. Illustrations are small and stylised and colour is introduced through these small images on each page, and through with the fact boxes.
It is terrific to see a new geographically focused information book come out to engage inquiry minds on the wonders and complexities of our world. I do think that a little more care with the illustrations would have added greatly to the overall appearance, but this is well worth adding to both family and school bookshelves

[Anujin Chingun]

It was very informational on different tourist destinations that I could travel to.