Europe

Next is a region-by-region dive into contemporary Europe. These include selected countries in Western Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, Central Europe, Southeastern Europe, and Eastern Europe. In each region, readers meet countries and capitals, landscapes, and one-of-a-kind features.

Kids interested in extremes will enjoy finding out about the highest mountain, the oldest city, the biggest lake, and all the other superlatives of the continent. Numbers people will want to dive into the charts, which compare populations of the different countries, and the photo captions, which include size comparisons with U.S. states. Plus, who knew that a handful of European countries had more than three official languages! A quick look at the country charts tells the story. Future cartographers will enjoy pondering the many maps that identify the countries and capitals in each region. And armchair travelers won’t be able to get enough of the amazing photos of worthy sites. Whether the photos show natural phenomena or human-made structures, they all have that special wow feature. This is a unit kids won’t want to miss.