
Author
– Clive Gifford
Illustrator – Tracy Worrall
Publisher
– Sterling Children’s Books
Ages – 7 +
Favorite Features –
- Organized by location . . . where in the world, on which continent, you will find specific “oddities”.
- Illustration and a written description for each “oddity”.
- Encourages curiosity and imagination as well as learning.
Sterling Children’s Books says; “Earth is an incredible and varied place, packed with a diverse array of
people, landscapes, and creatures. Atlas of Oddities takes kids on a round-the-world
adventure which will help them see our planet in a whole new light. Young
travelers will visit every continent and learn about its history, capitals,
monuments, festivals, and local flora and fauna. From Longyearbyen, where polar
bears roam the streets, to the Elephant Polo Championship in Kathmandu, to a
robot who hitchhiked across Canada and seriously odd frogs in the Amazon
rainforest, it’s an enlightening and entertaining journey!”
My eight-year old grandson is definitely enjoying the Atlas of Oddities! It is not the type of book you sit down and read straight through – there
are way too many “oddities” to “absorb” reading them all at once, but he will
sit down and spend 30 to 40 minutes reading . . . and laughing about the things
he learns . . . then, of course, he shares them with us! The Atlas of Oddities is a fun book and is sure to amaze whoever reads it!
I’m very happy to say, not only did
Sterling Children’s Books send me one copy of the Atlas of Oddities for me to
review, but they are making another available for me to give away (USA only). If you are over the age of 18 and would
like to enter this drawing for the Atlas of Oddities - which will be
on February 6, 2017, please comment below to tell me about something
in this world which you think is “odd” . . . I’d have to say the Terracotta
Army in China is pretty odd – and amazing!
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This sounds like such a cool book! I think one of earth's oddities is the deep sea fish that has a light sticking out from its head. I follow on Facebook, through my Feedly reader, and follow onGoogle +.
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