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Available
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Publication
Workman Publishing Company (2022), Edition: Reprint, 112 pages
Description
"Presents a kid's illustrated guide to 100 of the world's wonders, both natural and manmade, in 47 countries and on every continent on Earth. Travel the world through common points of interest, from sacred skeletons (Trunyan Tree cemetery in Indonesia leads you to India's Skeleton Lake, for example) to wild waterfalls (while in Zambia visit the Devil's Swimming Pool--and then move on to Antarctica's Blood Falls) to ice caves to bioluminescence"--
Awards
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Intermediate — 2019)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
112 p.; 10.88 x 8.13 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member PardaMustang
In Thuras and Mosco's Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide to the World there are 30 different country/states with two special sites given for each. From Iceland to Venezuela, Zambia to Cambodia, and all the places in between, there are wondrous locations just waiting for you to discover them. Some
***Many thanks to Netgalley and Workman Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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locations are natural- Iceland's blue whale migration spots, Mexico's Chicxulub Crater, and Antarctica's Blood Falls. Other points of interest are more man-made- there is Pripyat in the Ukraine, New Zealand's Spacecraft Cemetery, and Wyoming's Smith Mansion. Yet others blend natural and man-made for truly unique wonders such as the Korowai Treehouses of Indonesia, Peru's Nazca Lines, and Japan's Aogashima Island, better known as Cat Island. Each country has introductory information such as location, and one or two interesting facts, and each location has specific map coordinates for the intrepid explorer to visit these places in their own if they wish. The second site of each country segues seamlessly into the first site of the next country. Root bridges in India lead to grass bridges in Peru. Peru's Nazca lines resemble giant glyphs in Australia, and so on. This a fun read. I subscribe to Atlas Obscura, and always enjoy the strange and unusual information provided in the emails. This is a perfect addition to any fan of Atlas Obscura, or for the young explorer. Highly recommended***Many thanks to Netgalley and Workman Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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LibraryThing member Mrs.Soule
Great information, but my kids were not interested in the cutesy graphic art - actual photographs of these fascinating places would have been much more compelling.
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Pages
112