National Geographic Kids Beginner's World Atlas

This is a beautiful atlas, and my 3 year old is obsessed with it. However, Mexico and the Central America countries are just glossed over on the broad North America page. Would have been nice to have a page on the Mexican states and one close up of the Central American countries. There is a page that shows the states/territories of Australia, but as another review mentioned New Zeeland and Oceania are missing as well.

This was part of the birthday gift we gave to our now 5 year old grandson who is into maps big time. He loves it, using it until he falls asleep at night & again when he awakes in the morning. We were so pleased that our choice for him was so enthusiastically appreciated. The atlas is complete yet accessible for children, Now he is really only interested in the maps, but as he gets older I expect that he will appreciate the information about the people & customs of the different parts of the world so that the use of the book can grow with him. He reads at a 2nd grade level so I wouldn't recommend this for most children as young as he is.

This is good for kids who are just learning about places around the world. My only dislike is the price was stamped inside the book which is not a good idea when giving as a gift. I will recommend kids of all ages, parents can teach their kids from it .

This National Geographic publication is perfect for teaching youngsters the principles of understanding maps and map reading. I wish that it had been available to me many decades ago.It explains how spherical depictions become flat maps as well as how geographic features are presented in one-dimensional graphic form. It is well done and understandable,Good on National Geographic and the store. It will lead to the procurement of a good globe in future.

This National Geographic publication is perfect for teaching youngsters the principles of understanding maps and map reading. I wish that it had been available to me many decades ago.It explains how spherical depictions become flat maps as well as how geographic features are presented in one-dimensional graphic form. It is well done and understandable,Good on National Geographic and the store. It will lead to the procurement of a good globe in future.

It covers all the continents, countries and brief explanation of their region, culture, popular product and other facts. Pictures used are very clear not like cartoon drawing. Good book to introduce your toddler.

My grandson is 5 years old (almost 6) and this is his favorite book. He brings it in the car in his backpack whenever he comes for a visit. This book is always his first choice when he packs his backpack. I do have books at my house for both him and his sister but he always pulls this book out to point out something I need to know. I notice, too, that once we read it, he immediately repacks it so as not to forget it when he goes home.

i liked this book because my grandaughter who stays in uk liked it alot,i have gone on internet and no bookseller had what my grandaughter was looking for,it truly is a wonderful book which she is using at school,

thank you so much,i will definite use you in future,
duncan c. poole

This book was a fantastic introduction into various places and landmarks around the world. My kids found the pictures beautiful and captivating. National Geographic Kids books tend to all be that way, and we have several others in our library. As a homeschooling mother, I recommend this for all parents with elementary school-aged children.

My daughter absolutely loves to look at this book. The information in well organized and the pictures are beautiful. We have friends and family living in many different places and this book has been great help for showing her where are the people we love and how those places are similar and/or different to were we live.

big book but not what I was expecting. There isn't as much information on the each page as I would have liked. The return policy is less then stellar and didn't make sense to return. would have lost money.

big book but not what I was expecting. There isn't as much information on the each page as I would have liked. The return policy is less then stellar and didn't make sense to return. would have lost money.

Got this for my Godson for a gift. It is a wonderful book, filled with colorful pages of maps and additional information. I think any child who enjoys learning about other places and the people who live there will enjoy this book.

I bought this book for my three year-old granddaughter, and it is a success. She likes maps, but the ones in the adult atlases are too detailed, so this book is great because it is uncluttered with simpler labels. I think this book will be a good reference for quite a while since it also contains more information about basic geographical terms, types of maps, and continents.

This child's world atlas is an excellent way to help your children to learn world geography in depth if they are so inclined.

A more playful and poetic treatment of world and US geography may serve to get their feet wet first.

For example, a book called “Roaming the Globe in Rhyme and Prose” uses pictures, poetry and pop-up messages to help a child remember trivia and intriguing facts about popular cities throughout the world and the USA. It may be just the thing to get your child started on a life long adventure of learning about world geography on a deeper level. It is available through the store.com and on eKindle.

I'm reviewing 6 books that we checked out for our continent studies (I'm not affiliated with anyone or getting paid for this). To briefly & fairly review the books, I reviewed Africa in each.

The book is larger than the other books I reviewed - too large to sit up on a standard shelf. It starts with 10 pages talking about different parts of the map or types of maps. There are then 9 pages for N America, 5 pages for each of S America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, and 3 pages for Antarctica. This book uses photographs, not illustrations. No pop-out pages/posters but since the book is so large already, that really isn't needed.

The Africa section (again which I'm focusing on for comparison of these 6 books) has a 2 page opening with an exciting paragraph and beautiful picture that's not the cliche desert picture. Although the picture includes a girl in traditional clothes, which I don't like books to only focus on as it makes kids think that's how people there dress now. Then there are two 2-page sections: Land (with a very brief table of land/water/climate/plants/animals) and people (with a very brief table of countries, cities, people, languages, and products). The lakes and plants mentioned in this book are often overlooked in other books, and this book even has a picture of the small sailboats on the Nile (the only book I reviewed that has that). The 'animals' section literally says "some of Africa's most familiar animals are shown here. There are also lions and many kinds of antelopes." and mentions lemurs. There's literally 2-3 sentences under each section and they one sentence to refer to the monkey, giraffe, and zebra in the pics. This book is rare in that it does show a picture of a city. It does mention the hundreds of different ethnic groups but doesn't state that there are thousands of languages in Africa. It is one of the few books that shows a picture of a classroom and also has a pic of kids climbing a tree, which can help kids relate to kids there.

Overall, there's really limited content and pictures, but the pictures they do include do tend to be different from what is shown in other continent books. They could have leveraged the size of the book to add more content instead of having a 2 really giant text maps taking up half the pages for each continent. There are better continent books out there.

Very informative. Large pictures. I bought this for my four year old so I could show and read him things from around the world. He gets interested in some things, but I think somewhere around 2nd or 3rd grade and up would be the ideal age. Still happy I purchased it though. Quality material too.

This is an okay atlas, good enough to get a young child started on. Once my kids were able to grasp the idea of land masses and continents, this was just not informative enough. (For example, there is ZERO mention of the countries in the Middle East or New Zealand.) Personally I found this atlas to be a little too Americentric, but with Nat Geo, that's no surprise.

My little girl is obsessed with maps! When hubby comes home from a work trip he'll present her with a new map of the city he's visited, from the hotel lobby display rack. She's only 3-1/2 though, so she need lots of interpreting done for her. This book is PERFECT! Lots of pics along with the maps to help her interpret the locations herself :)

Shame on National Geographic for publishing a World Atlas that devotes three times the coverage on North America as it does on any other continent. Irresponsible and disappointing that I thought was committed to helping inform us about the world. There is a separate page for the US, one for Mexico and one for Canada but not for any other country.

This is one of the best books I purchased for my four year old grandson. He looks at it every day. He is so interested in the atlas and loves the facts for all the continents. It's worded appropriately for young children. Illustrations are awesome. Great educational book.