First Animal Picture Atlas

by Deborah Chancellor

Packed with more than thirteen maps and seven habitat spreads, The Kingfisher First Animal Picture Atlas is a playful introduction to animals, environments, and geography for young children. Beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Anthony Lewis, with lively age-appropriate text, this atlas explains where animals come from and how they live in their habitats. An adorable penguinshaped bookmark takes readers on a journey around the globe, helping them identify animals in an absorbing look-and-find game. In addition to the colorful maps showing the continents of the world, superb full-page illustrations take readers deeper into the different habitats to provide an early introduction to the basics of ecosystems. This atlas will delight young children and is the perfect reference for both home and school.

48 pages, Hardcover

Published October 15, 2006

About the author

Deborah Chancellor is a writer of fiction and non-fiction books for children. To date she has written nearly 100 books and worked with many leading publishers. Deborah is a versatile author who has written biographies for teenagers, adapted Bible stories for pre-school children, and teenage fiction for older children with reading difficulties. She is a prolific writer of children's non-fiction on a wide range of subjects.

She has been translated into many languages and is sold all over the world. Her books have been shortlisted for awards, such as the Little Rebels Award (Harriet Tubman, 2014) and Gourmand World Cookbook Awards (Being a Vegetarian, 2010).

Deborah is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, and was RFL Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge University, from 2009-2012. She appears at Literary Festivals and runs writing workshops for young people.

Reviews

[babyhippoface · Rating 3 out of 5]

This beginning atlas focuses on animal life native to each continent or region. Maps and animals are hand-drawn and -painted and land forms are indicated by color with mountains drawn in. Animal life is detailed more extensively on spreads for each of six different biomes. Each map spread also includes an inset challenging readers to locate a specific animal on the page. Grids are labeled and an index with coordinates is included. This is a useful tool for introducing grades 1-3 to map concepts and distribution of wildlife.