The revised edition of S Chand Atlas The World Explorer includes easy-tounderstand maps and caters to the curriculum of all the major schools. It serves as a ready reference for students, teachers, researchers and is also appropriate for libraries and general readers.

In an amazing journey of discovery around the world, young readers join valiant hero Jack Trotter on the trail of a mysterious creature. Each page of this fact-filled activity book features a detailed picture map full of objects and physical features, providing a fun way to find out about countries and continents. Full color.

Maps of each continent and country are accompanied by depictions of world flags and statistics on the earth, oceans, continents, moutains, lakes, rivers, and islands

A region-by-region look at the progress of world exploration recreates the process of discovery by illustrating successive visions of the world over the centuries--from 1200 B.C. to the mapping of Antarctica in 1970.

New York Times bestseller! The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid is a thrilling expedition to 100 of the most surprising, mysterious, and weird-but-true places on earth. For curious kids, this is the chance to embark on the journey of a lifetime—and see how faraway countries have more in common than you might expect! Hopscotch from country to country in a chain of connecting attractions: Explore Mexico’s glittering cave of crystals, then visit the world’s largest cave in Vietnam. Peer over a 355-foot waterfall in Zambia, then learn how Antarctica’s Blood Falls got their mysterious color. Or see mysterious mummies in Japan and France, then majestic ice caves in both Argentina and Austria. As you climb mountains, zip-line over forests, and dive into oceans, this book is your passport to a world of hidden wonders, illuminated by gorgeous art.

Text and maps follow the journeys of fourteen explorers and their adventures, including the Vikings, Marco Polo, Vasco da Gama, Captain Cook, David Livingstone, and the Kon-Tiki expedition.