From Booklist This volume is a country-by-country survey of the lands around the world for children in the upper-elementary grades and middle school. It is arranged by region. Russia is listed under Asia. Even though this huge country is largely in Asia, most reference sources list Russia with Europe. Each region is introduced with an overview of its geography, political history, flora, and fauna. For large countries such as Argentina, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the U.S., several pages are devoted to a general introduction, geography and economy, and people and history. The majority of countries are covered in one or two pages. Flags and crests are provided for each. A box contains such essential facts and figures as area, population, language, capital, currency, etc. All entries have small maps; those of two pages or more have locator maps. The volume is generously illustrated with color photographs and drawings.A section titled "Earth in Space" considers briefly our planet's physical makeup, its origin, its place in the solar system, and our search for life elsewhere. A final section labeled "Reference" includes map projections, time lines, geographic comparisons, dependencies, population, religion, environment, conflicts and war, government, and a listing of United Nations members. The volume concludes with a glossary and an index to text and illustrations. All the places on maps are indexed.Circling the Globe provides a basic overview of countries around the world. All of this information is available in general encyclopedias, but this attractive book will have use as a general introduction to places and people and as a browsing item for schools, libraries, and homes. Read more
G**D
Excellent homeschooling reource
I read this book daily to my children. One country per day - except some take a few days) It's an excellent book for such a Beechick/Sonlight/Charlotte Mason literature based type homeschool use!
P**R
Four Stars
beautiful book very interesting
M**G
A Must for kids in school!! awesome learning tool
I loved this book even though its from the 90's and its a little out of date concerning certain countries names etc ..its an extraordinary learning tool about History and can be used to learn the capitals of countries and cultures etc. It is a very thorough book just beaming with valuable information. I gave it 5 stars
D**R
A highly educational and fun book about world history.
I got this as a Christmas present in Christman of 1995 and let me say that this is one of my favorite history books that I own considering that I love reading about World history. The way they illustrate the various styles of cultures in the various countries and regions of the world is just amazing and the description is vivid without being too overwhelming for younger readers eager to learn about foreign countries around the world. I really enjoy the statistics of each country mentioned in this book and while some of them are a bit heartbreaking, it's true and satisfies my curiousity about the numerous countries and the societies in them. I also like the illustrations of the landscapes and the pictures of the tribes, populations, and city illustrations. It really makes this book fun to read. This encyclopedia is very outdated considering that it was released way back in 1995 but I still read it a lot because they did a great job at creating a great educational tool not just for kids but also for older kids and adults and elders of all ages to enjoy reading as well.
T**T
My first book ever and the best as well...
In this book, I find myself very good at memorizing the capital cities of each country. My I.Q. was improved by this book. Circling the book is one of the best atlas books ever made. They give additional information about every country, its emblem, facts and figures, delicacies and even some languages. Reading the whole books is even better than just peeking at its pictures. Worth the read! ^_^enjoy
A**O
Five Stars
This book helped me become interested in geography.
N**H
great source of knowledge about countries around the world
this book made me know all the flags in the world which helped me alot when i got to high school. and it was fun to read and i learned alot from this book.
D**.
Five Stars
It's a great gift
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