Cool Maps for Curious Kids #2: Afghanistan, an Unauthorized Tour of the Land of a Thousand Splendid Suns and the Kite Runner

Cool Maps for Curious Kids #2

by W. Frederick Zimmerman

Welcome to Cool Maps for Curious Kids! Nimble Books believes in "no compromises" maps for kids aged 7 to 77. We believe kids are pretty darned good little geographers and that they deserve to see interesting maps, not goofy pastel cartoons. Note that this is not an atlas; our goal is for you and your kids to be energized to learn more. What we provide in this book is a variety of interesting perspectives. The motivation for this particular volume is that rather remarkably! two books about Afghanistan is at the top of the best seller list right now. Khaled Hosseini's THE KITE RUNNER and A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS have earned rapturous reviews. We suspect that many adults and their children will be interested in knowing more about the nation where these books take place.

26 pages, Paperback

First published October 21, 2007

About the author

I have worked at the intersection of computers and publishing for most of my adult life, beginning with a stint as Staff Writer for Sextant, the magazine for Heathkit personal computers, and most recently in product development for LexisNexis, a unit of the professional publishing giant Reed Elsevier plc.
I founded Nimble Books LLC so that I could give myself the "green light" to launch new and interesting publishing projects.
Nimble Books publishes timely, relevant "living books" on a wide variety of subjects ranging from Harry Potter and Dan Brown to health, science, politics, and sports.
I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA with my beloved wife Cheryl and treasured children Kelsey and Parker.

Reviews

[Tanya Parmley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic. I didn't think it could get more gripping than Kite Runner, but it did.

[Roslyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Both books were good reading. I liked reading about a different culture. Both were hard to read at times.

[Jocelyn Harpel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Both were very good, hard to put down