Atlas of Firsts: A World of Amazing Record Breakers
Clive Gifford, . . Kingfisher, $10.95 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-7534-6301-7
Beginning with the formation of the Earth, this guide to “firsts,” organized geographically, features playful illustrations and captions that highlight a hodgepodge of world events. For a section on South America and Antarctica, a bag of coffee beans symbolizes “Brazil's first coffee plantation,” and an illustrated primate in Madidi National Park represents “the first species of monkey to be named by auction.” A spread on African firsts cites such events as Zimbabwe hosting the “All-African games for the first time in 1995” and the filming of
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Reviewed on: 07/27/2009
Genre: Children's