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An introduction to regional geography of the world, with a map, facts, and pictures for the major regions of each continent.
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This atlas, based on an Australian book, The Children's World Atlas, is an introductory work for children aged 7 to 12. It contains more than 60 maps, 300 drawings, and 100 color photographs. Land and water forms, climates, languages, religions, agriculture, and industry are covered in preliminary pages. The Atlas is current up through the reunification of Germany, and the Soviet Union entry notes "the USSR is made up of a number of different nationalities (many of whom are trying to break away from Soviet rule and become independent)." The six sections of the atlas cover the continents of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Each section begins with a political map that shows countries that make up the continent or region together with facts like area, population, capitals, and flags. Maps are usually on a two-page spread, often with some map loss in the gutter that will make it hard for students to trace them. Scale is given in both miles and kilometers. A special feature is a globe with the region under consideration highlighted. Then individual countries or groups of countries get similar treatment. "How to Use This Atlas" provides a key to physical environments, map and text abbreviations, and coloration equivalents for elevation. The general index is keyed to facts given on map pages, and a separate map index lists countries and cities with page number only. The coloration, print size, and symbols are consistently and clearly used in the maps. Longitude and latitude, however, are neither explained nor used. This atlas focuses on providing information, which it does effectively. Although many children's atlases also help students improve their map-reading skills, this atlas does not. The lack of latitude and longitude and grid information in the index makes it a limited tool for older students. The Rand McNally Picture Atlas of the World (1991), a British import, labels surrounding countries on its maps, which The Reader's Digest Atlas does not. In its index, The Rand McNally Picture Atlas provides place and related country and grid points, but it doesn't note latitude and longitude either. That atlas includes area, flags, and other facts on each country map, while the young reader must return to a previous page to find this data in the The Reader's Digest Atlas. Certainly, both atlases are guilty of providing disconnected snippets--facts and pictures that may be distracting to the younger user. Both of these new atlases succeed, however, in preparing young children for the complexity of an adult atlas. Undoubtedly, there is room in libraries for a variety of children's atlases, and The Reader's Digest Children's World Atlas provides current information in an attractive format. As the world waits for the birth of new nations, librarians should consider the scope and intent of their atlas collections. (Reviewed Nov. 15, 1991)