Wide Eyed Editions ISBN 9781786032768 £11.99
This hardback book with a bamboo stylus is aimed at Nursery and Lower KS1 children at Primary School and could be a book for both the school classroom and at home. It is both innovative and interactive. The Atlas is made up of a variety of fully illustrated maps with cons that prompt the reader to search for and scratch with the stylus provided to reveal other important details. The atlas allows children to discover our world and, by revealing ten items on every spread, keeps them fully focused on learning about countries, animals, buildings, people and icons from across the globe. It also provides an introduction to our world through this exploration of maps and, being fully interactive, keeps the children interested in the discoveries they will make. With 350 features to spot through their exploration through the book, it is a really good introduction to geographical features of our world with lots of information to enrich younger pupils learning. However, at £11.99, I feel that it will be restrictive for school budgets. It is a good book to have at home with some copies for teachers to use in school with a group of children.
Paul Baker, Chartered Geographer, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society