By Tim Marshall (author) , Grace Easton (illustrator)
"Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps"
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Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2021
Maps are endlessly fascinating to children but this book will really open up the world to them. In Prisoners of Geography Tim Marshall reveals how geography has affected civilisations and how countries’ histories – and the lives of their people – have been shaped by the position of mountain ranges, valleys, rivers and coastlines.
Take Russia for example: even as it grew bigger and more powerful over the centuries, it’s always been exposed to attack from the west because of the North European Plain, and still is. In another chapter he explains why it’s so important to China that it controls Tibet, and the islands in the South China Seas.
By showing the ways geography, history and politics converge he makes complicated stuff – the situation in the Middle East for example – accessible and fascinating. It’s a book to get readers of any age thinking and seeing things differently.
"For curious children ages 7-15, Prisoners of Geography has lots to fascinate."-The Wall Street JournalThe secret world history written in the mountains, rivers, and seas that shape every country's politics, economy, and international relations-and our own lives-is revealed in this illustrated young readers edition of Prisoners of Geography, the million-copy international bestseller. History is a story-and it's impossible to tell the whole tale without understanding the setting. In this eye-opening illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography, you'll learn to spot connections between geography and world affairs in ways you never noticed before. How did the US's rivers help it become a superpower? Why are harsh, cold and swampy Siberia and the Russian Far East two of that country's most prized regions? How come Japan prefers to trade along the coasts instead of across its land? What do the Himalayas have to do with war? With colorful maps that capture every continent and region, plus hundreds of illustrations that illuminate how our surroundings shape us, this one-of-a-kind atlas will inspire curious minds of all ages!
"For curious children ages 7-15, Prisoners of Geography has lots to fascinate."- The Wall Street Journal The secret world history written in the mountains, rivers, and seas that shape every country's politics, economy, and international relations-and our own lives-is revealed in this illustrated young readers edition of Prisoners of Geography , the million-copy international bestseller. History is a story-and it's impossible to tell the whole tale without understanding the setting. In this eye-opening illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography , you'll learn to spot connections between geography and world affairs in ways you never noticed before.
Praise for the original edition of Prisoners of Geography:
Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding... Marshall is clear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make the broad picture accessible and coherent ... the book is, in a way which astonished me, given the complexities of the subject, unputdownable... I can't think of another book that explains the world situation so well -- Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard
A fresh way of looking at maps... as guideposts to the often thorny relations between nations -- New York Times
Sharp insights into the way geography shapes the choices of world leaders – Financial Times
Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than 30 years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News, and before that was working for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from 40 countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Israel. He is the author of five books including the no.1 Sunday Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography; Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags; and Divided: Why We're Living in Age of Walls. He is the founder and editor of TheWhatandtheWhy.com.
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History is a story-and it's impossible to tell the whole tale without understanding the setting. In this eye-opening illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography, you'll learn to spot connections between geography and world affairs in ways you never noticed before. How did the US's rivers help it become a superpower?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Prisoners of Geography and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-12 years old
Prisoners of Geography features in the following genres: Atlases & Maps, Reference Works, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Geography, Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general, Educational material, People / Places, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Politics, Law, Philosophy & Ethics, Work / Industry, Star Books, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Prisoners of Geography was written by Tim Marshall and published by The Experiment
Prisoners of Geography has 80 pages
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