This new edition of the Oxford International Primary Atlas is clear, bright and informative. It includes up-to-date country data, easy-to-read colourful mapping, and worldwide topographic content, including areas such as Europe, Malta, Cyprus, Middle East, Malaysia and Hong Kong. It features key geographical themes such as landscapes, water, settlements, connections, and environments. Information is presented in an accessible format based on research into how young children use maps, and easy-to-use features include learning statements to summarize each theme, focus panels to prompt independent or group enquiry, innovative grid codes to help children find places listed in the index, many colourful photographs to aid children's understanding of map symbols, attractive artwork to provide a 'sense of place', and stimulating graphics to make large numbers easy to understand. The atlas includes: DT Learning statements to introduce each geographical theme DT Clear and colourful maps of the world and all the continents DT Stunning aerial photographs and satellite images DT Focus panels to prompt further enquiry and topic discussion DT Child-friendly grid codes and index to support their use of the atlas The Oxford International Primary Atlas is also accompanied by an Activity Book for independent work to develop map literacy skills.

Understanding the Earth Understanding direction Understanding maps Understanding land heights Understanding rivers Understanding settlements Understanding satellite images World Satellite images Countries and continents Land and rivers Climates Environments Environmental problems People and cities Connections Europe Land and rivers Countries The European Union British Isles Scandinavia France Spain and Portugal Canary Islands Middle Europe Italy and the Balkans The Mediterranean Sea Malta Cyprus Asia Land and rivers Countries Middle East India, Pakistan and Bangladesh China and Japan South East Asia Singapore Hong Kong Africa Land and Rivers Countries Africa Egypt Nigeria North America Land and Rivers Countries United States of America Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Jamaica, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago South America Land and Rivers Countries South America Oceania Land and Rivers Countries New Zealand Australia The Poles The Arctic Ocean Antartica Country data files Index