This enhanced and completely updated edition of our award-winning and best-selling world atlas for middle-grade readers stands in a class by itself! Sparkling throughout with state-of-the-art political, physical, and thematic maps plus full-color photo essays and images from space, this engaging resource features the latest boundary and place-name changes as well as updated statistical data. A brand-new, 16-page chapter on Earth’s oceans includes detailed maps of each ocean floor and photo essays on topics ranging from amazing sea creatures to El Niño. The section of world thematic maps contains new graphics and information, including a spread on world economy and trade. Locator globes and color coding help young readers find what they need and make easy comparisons, while fact boxes, charts, geographic superlatives, national flags, a glossary, and a detailed index further enhance the book’s reference value and appeal.
"When a liquid changes to gas, does it condense or evaporate? Spell the plural of leaf. If a truck weighs 3 1/2 tons, how many pounds does it weigh?" Plus decimals, synonyms and antonyms, plants and animals, the human body, root words, number patterns, Grab Bag, and government: "What do we call the highest court of law in the United States?" Brain Quest Grade 4 quizzes kids on the stuff they need to know when they need to know it, with 1,500 curriculum-based questions and answers reflecting the latest school standards.
Vetted by a panel of America s highest award-winning teachers, and embraced by kids and parents because it flat-out works, Brain Quest opens a world of information and education with its fast-paced question-and-answer format, bright full-color illustrations, and lively attitude. "
