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Suitable for: Ages 7-11
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Accessible and informative world atlas for all primary age children This new edition of the Oxford International Primary Atlas is clear, bright and informative. It includes up-to-date country data, easy-to-read colourful mapping, and worldwide topographic content, including areas such as Europe, Malta, Cyprus, Middle East, Malaysia and Hong Kong. It features key geographical themes such as landscapes, water, settlements, connections, and environments. Information is presented in an accessible format based on research into how young children use maps, and easy-to-use features include learning statements to summarize each theme, focus panels to prompt independent or group enquiry, innovative grid codes to
help children find places listed in the index, many colourful photographs to aid children's understanding of map symbols, attractive artwork to provide a 'sense of place', and stimulating graphics to make large numbers easy to understand.
The atlas includes:
· Learning statements to introduce each geographical theme
· Clear and colourful maps of the world and all the continents
· Stunning aerial photographs and satellite images
· Focus panels to prompt further enquiry and topic discussion
· Child-friendly grid codes and index to support their use of the atlas
The Oxford International Primary Atlas is also accompanied by an Activity Book for independent work to develop map
literacy skills.Features- Clear thematic atlas for all 7-11 year olds
- Bright and colourful mapping that appeals to children and gets them motivated to learn
- Comprehensive topographic coverage of the world and the continents
- Introduces key geographical themes such as landscapes, water, settlements, connections, and environments
- Accessible visual layout based on evidence for children's thinking with maps
- Includes up-to-date data sets, map literacy and numeracy, and flags of the world at a usable size
- Accompanying Activity Book available for independent work to develop map literacy skills
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Understanding the Earth
Understanding direction
Understanding maps
Understanding land heights
Understanding rivers
Understanding settlements
Understanding satellite images
World
Satellite images
Countries and continents
Land and rivers
Climates
Environments
Environmental problems
People and cities
Connections
Europe
Land and rivers
Countries
The European Union
British Isles
Scandinavia
France
Spain and Portugal
Canary Islands
Middle Europe
Italy and the Balkans
The Mediterranean Sea
Malta
Cyprus
Asia
Land and rivers
Countries
Middle East
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
China and Japan
South East Asia
Singapore
Hong Kong
Africa
Land and Rivers
Countries
Africa
Egypt
Nigeria
North America
Land and Rivers
Countries
United States of America
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
Jamaica, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago
South America
Land and Rivers
Countries
South America
Oceania
Land and Rivers
Countries
New Zealand
Australia
The Poles
The Arctic Ocean
Antartica
Country data files
Index
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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