Travel the globe without leaving your living room
Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 2007. In 2010 they were nominated for the Bologna Ragazzi Award and have since been nominated for the IBBY Honour List (2010).
The 52 illustrated maps in this book invite the reader on a journey
of exploration around the world. Opening with an original style of
contents page, consisting of a world map with countries labelled
with the pages where information can be found, the atlas is divided
into eight sections, looking at countries within each continent
plus the Arctic and Antarctica. Not every country in, fro example
Africa or South America, is included, but, those that are, give a
flavour of the variety to be found there. I like the way that the
European section travels southwards from Iceland, which means that
countries such as Croatia and Romania are given equal space
alongside the perhaps more familiar France and Spain. There is a
dearth of information about some of these places (publishers tend
to concentrate on what they see as the 'main' countries),
particularly for young children. This book would have been very
welcome at my school last term when Iceland was included in the
Year 1 topic of Around the World!
Each large, intricately detailed double page spread features
fascinating facts, places of interest, wildlife and important
people, all of which could provide a springboard for discussion and
further research. This is an innovative approach to geography which
will keep young and not so young, discoverers coming back again and
again to pore over the quirky, delightful drawings. A must for the
primary library or classroom; every page provides a good display
opportunity!
*The School Librarian Journal*
The tagline on this gorgeous book promises you can 'Travel the
globe without leaving your living room' and, for the armchair
traveller this surely is the most fun way of doing so.
The book of 52 brilliantly illustrated maps is a visual feast for
readers of all ages, with lavishly meticulous drawings from Polish
duo Aleksandra and Daniel Mizielinski. It details not only borders,
cities, rivers and peaks but also places of historical and cultural
interest, eminent personalities, iconic animals and plants.
Released by wonderful new publishing house, Big Picture Press, MAPS
is part of a series created by a stellar list of artists, each
title being design-led, and being a joy for children and adult
design-lovers alike.
*Cotswold Life*
While we have a lot of books in our house, we realised recently
that we didn't have a lot of reference books. As children, we both
loved stumbling across a book too heavy to even lift, let alone
open and read; a book full of facts and numbers; a book whose story
you discovered through its ideas rather than its prose.
So, when we both laid eyes on Maps by Aleksandra and Daniel
Mizielinski, we got really excited. Sure enough, it's a huge book
that has little to no chance of ever fitting on a bookshelf and it
is full of facts beautifully presented. Every turn of the page
presents a new country and a whole set of stories.
The book invites you to 'Travel the globe without leaving your
living room'. That is not a boast; you really get a strong sense of
each country and feel like you've really been on a journey if you
read it cover to cover.
As book lovers, we often experience the feeling of traveling
without leaving a room. Books have the wonderful ability to
transport you all around the world and beyond. What makes Maps so
special, aside from its fantastic and unique illustrations and fun
and quirky facts, is the sheer atmosphere it creates and the
feeling of discovery you get from turning its pages.
Maps is a truly one-of-a-kind reference book for all ages and I
urge you to take the trip to your local bookstore, and then sit
back and travel the globe...from your couch!
*Fable Patch Tree*
Much more than an ordinary atlas, this book of maps is a visual
feast for readers of all ages, with lavishly drawn illustrations
from the incomparable Mizielinskis. It features not only borders,
cities, rivers, and peaks, but also places of historical and
cultural interest, eminent personalities, iconic animals and
plants, cultural events and many more fascinating facts associated
with every region of our planet.
*Scottish Book Trust*
This is a book I coveted as soon as I clapped eyes on it... The
illustrations are engrossing with the right amount of detail
(avoiding information overkill). It is a book that invites you to
brood, browse - and travel.
*The Guardian*
A great first atlas for kids...
*Lonely Planet Traveller*
My family all love maps so this delightful book called Maps by
Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski and published by
@bigpicturepress has had us enthralled. With 52 highly illustrated
maps featuring geographical features as well as places of interest,
political borders, native animals and plants, people, cultural
events and many more facts I think I think I could look at this
book every day and still find something new to look at.
The oversized coffee table book has double page spreads of each
map, beginning with a world map then split into continents, with
maps from a selection of countries from that continent behind the
continent map. The continent maps are more basic than the country
maps, but still include facts like the number of countries, the
area and sealife. The country pages are very detailed and all
include the flag, capital city, the languages spoken, population,
and area as well as a host of other illustrations about the country
including the wildlife, food, buildings, famous people and many
more.
I've spent a lot of looking at the pages with my nephew aged 7 and
he has been fascinated with the book. The detail in the book is
simply amazing and it really has captured his imagination. I love
books like this that that introduce geography and culture to
children without them realising that they are actually learning!
The illustrations are fantastic and there is so much to see on each
page, I especially like that every item is properly named whether
it be a fish, fruit, tree or flower. There is also a Flags of the
World section of the book which is a great teaching aid.
With so much to see this book would make a lovely Christmas gift
and will certainly keep everyone entertained after Christmas
lunch!
*Review Studio UK*
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