Presents eighty historic maps from the British Library, chiefly of European origin, that reveal how people have viewed the world and its continents, countries, regions, and cities, and offers facts about the places depicted.

This charming reference introduces young readers to the wider world by exploring languages, landscapes, weather, animals, capital cities, mountains, deserts, and other landscapes and landforms, and more. It encourages kids to get play with activities suchas creating a mini-rainforest in a bottle and singing a simple song in Spanish. More than 100 colorful photos are paired with kid-friendly and age-appropriate maps along with basic facts about each...