Information Everywhere: The World Explained in Facts, Stats, and Graphics

by Jenny Finch

Perfect for the Internet generation, "Infographics" provides readers with a new way of exploring, reading, seeing, and understanding the world around them by combining facts, figures and statistics with illustrations and photographs to present complex information in a simple format. From skyscrapers scaled to show the population density of cities to a pyramid chart showing the youngest and oldest populations by country, the visual representations will entrance readers as they learn more about the world around them. Whether it's sweeping general data (How much cash is there in the world? How many people are there on the planet? How do teenagers spend their time?) or fun facts (What are your chances of being killed by a coconut? How does a cocoa bean become a chocolate bar? What countries celebrate what holidays?), "Infographics" will keep kids coming back for more.

Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Genres: Mathematics

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Chris Ellis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great visual representations of data some familiar and some not so.

Starts out with a diagram of where the earth fits in within the universe, moving from our local system, to the galaxy, all the way up to our place among the "Superclusters". That puts you in your place quite nicely, as the rest of the book fills you in on the state of our world.

Our physical world is first up, and all of the cartoonish illustrations are wonderful, working here and throughout the rest of the exploration (People, Power Industry, Connections and Reference)

Lots of fun to read, and easy to pick up for just a few pages at a time.

Highly recommended.