Maps and Geography Author: Ken Jennings | Language: English | ISBN:
B00DA9IIC0 | Format: PDF
Maps and Geography Description
Discover the fun facts about the world and become a master of geography with this interactive trivia book from
Jeopardy! champ and
New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings.
With this Junior Genius Guide to maps and geography, you’ll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with clever facts: Did you know that the biggest desert in the world is actually covered in snow? Or that Christopher Columbus wasn’t the first to think that the Earth was round? With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status in no time!
- File Size: 12312 KB
- Print Length: 161 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1442473282
- Publisher: Little Simon (February 4, 2014)
- Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00DA9IIC0
- Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,518 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #12
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- #12
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Science, Nature & How It Works > Earth Sciences - #16
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > History > Exploration & Discovery - #24
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Science, Nature & How It Works > Mystery & Wonders
This arrived yesterday and my 9 year old son grabbed it and was reading it in bed when I went to tuck him in. He informed me that it wasn't Columbus who discovered the world was round--folks had figured that out long before, and it was Eratosthenes who, in the third century BC, calculated the circumference of the Earth within a few percentage points of the truth, extrapolating based on the length of shadows in different cities. Holy crap--I was smarter already, and I haven't even read the book.
Anyway, it's well laid out for a younger reader, contains fascinating information, and appears to go well beyond "trivia" to prompt thought including but not limited to scientific analysis, critical reasoning, and maybe even the value of mathematics. Not that your child should be aware of that unless you're a Tiger mom and are hitting them over the head with the "get ready for Harvard" mantra--normal folks can just take some delight that they're sneaking it all in via a fun read.
Nice work, Ken Jennings!
By Heather
My seven year old is eating these up, she wont put them down for anything. She is taking the oath very seriously :)
By Pete J Carr
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