The Most Fantastic Atlas of the Whole Wide World...By The Brainwaves [Hardcover]

Ralph Lazar (Author, Illustrator), Lisa Swerling (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Everyone's favorite zany and informative illustrated books are back with an extremely fantastic atlas. Fun and accurate illustrations bring the world to the reader's lap in this bright and brain-tastic atlas. AUTHOR BIO: Lisa Swerling studied politics, philosophy, and economics at England's Oxford University. She formerly ran her own graphic design business in London. Together with Ralph Lazar, she created Last Lemon Productions, which originates, produces, and licenses cartoon properties.

Ralph Lazar studied law and economics at South Africa's University of Cape Town and the London School of Economics. He was formerly an investment strategist at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse First Boston. With the Brainwaves, he and Lisa now bring together the vibrancy and humor that is at the heard of all of their work.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3–6—This tongue-in-cheek take on an atlas, arranged by continent, crams information into spreads and fold-out pages packed with detailed maps, other illustrations, and text. The inconsistent layout is a literacy teacher's nightmare, but a child's dream. The entries are different—some read left to right, and others start at the top right corner and traverse down four pages in a zigzag. Many students will find the ordered chaos delightful, and they will notice something new with each visit. The combination of facts with highly detailed, humorous, and sometimes irreverent art makes this browsing item just right.—Colleen D. Bocka, Nathaniel Rochester Community School, Rochester, NY
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (September 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756640091
• ISBN-13: 978-0756640095
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 10 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #626,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #75 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Atlases

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the Inquisitive Cild and Child at Heart, August 28, 2010

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This review is from: The Most Fantastic Atlas of the Whole Wide World...By The Brainwaves (Hardcover)

This is a great book for the creative learner to absorb tid-bits of geographical information. It will make one aware of their expansive world and diverse populations. Great for encouraging need for deeper study. As stated earlier, there is small writing, so it's good for older children and adults who won't tire of that. This may not hold the attention spans of smaller children for that reason. The illustrations are lovely with plenty of colorfully designed fold-out pages.

CON: So much info. packed on pages can make me feel a little sick looking at it for too long.

Every country of world is represented IN BETWEEN diagrams of geographical features.
Good resource for the creatively detail-oriented.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent atlas for the normally-sighted, April 8, 2009

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This review is from: The Most Fantastic Atlas of the Whole Wide World...By The Brainwaves (Hardcover)

I bought this book for my husband because we love atlases. It is clever and fascinating, but full of humorous comments and illustrations that are just too small for us to make out with our middle-aged vision. We had to pass it on to our adult kids, much to our disappointment. We highly recommend it for young families--young parents and kids will be able to enjoy it together. It really may be the most fantastic atlas out there!