Explore the World with Brilliant Maps: 100 Exciting New Perspectives

Fi Ry: Gave as a gift, well received

United States on Jul 19, 2023

Gurpreet Kaur: Great book for kids and fun for adults to read as well! 10 yr old enjoys it. A lot of pointers in the book to make kids curious to ask questions and find more.

United States on Jul 17, 2023

William Orr: This is an excellent book for younger readers and people looking for the big picture on the topics covered. It’s not intended for detailed demographic information or geographical reference points broken down regionally for data.

United States on May 14, 2023

SG: It has very cool maps that show facts and compare every place in the world. Some of the maps has things I couldn't understand but it was fun reading it. Written by boy age 9.

United States on Mar 29, 2023

Petunchen: Dieses Buch war ein Geschenk an eine Weltenbummlerin und Geografieintetessierte und kam sehr gut an. Man kann immer wieder darin blättern und findet Interessantes

Germany on Feb 09, 2023

Chris: I bought this for my 10 year old son who is a geography buff. He already knows all the countries in the world so this was a unique spin on the world map that he already knows by heart.

Canada on Jan 07, 2023

Lucca Canizela De Camargo: Very informative book!

Brazil on May 22, 2022

Paige: These maps are awesome! I bought one as a gift, but couldn’t resist taking a peek at what was inside before hand. The maps are well laid out and easily understood, though as a resident of Canada I wish they entered a little less on America. But otherwise super epic!

Canada on Dec 10, 2021

Bayard B.: I thought this was a fun and simultaneously informative series of maps. They are all in color. They cover nine general topics: “People and Populations,” “Politics, Power, and Religion,” “Culture and Customs,” “Friends and Enemies,” “Geography,” “History,” “National Security,” “Crime and Punishment,” and “Nature.”

My favorite specific maps are:

• Pages 32 – 33: Every Country’s Highest-Valued Export. The United States is in the category of “Food / Drink.” By the classical 18th or 19th century definition of colonialism, that means we are a colony of China, Japan, and the EU.

• Pages 94 – 95: Zone Rouge – an area of France so badly damaged during WW I that people were forbidden to live there.

• Pages 108 -109: Mercator projection vs true size of countries.

• Page 114: The 20 largest islands of the world compared.

• Page 115: The Pan-American Highway – the longest road in the world.

• Pages 120 – 121: The world is a mirror. The map shows the world as mirror image of what we are accustomed to seeing on a world map. Weird!

• Page 136: Colonial Africa on the eve of...

United States on Oct 23, 2021

penelope: Someone I know received this book as a Christmas gift. I picked it up and started reading it and was "hooked". So much information put so simply. I have ordered two more as gifts for family, though I might keep one for myself!

Canada on Mar 15, 2020