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Superb! Whimsically illustrated and filled with facts—river-related and otherwise—that might just help me remember my geography for once.

Psé en contido.

Psé en contido.

Peter Goes, author/illustrator of Timeline, has produced another stunning, large format children's nonfiction book. This time the subject is the waterways of the world.
The book is divided into seven regions: Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Oceania and Antarctica. The first page in each section contains a map of the area covered showing the oceans and seas, the countries and the main rivers. Quirky icons show some aspects of the country's culture - e.g. Britain has clouds, a bowler-hatted man with an umbrella and a woman with a teapot while Netherlands features a wind turbine and a man on a bicycle. The following pages, which show the courses of the main rivers, contain engaging illustrations linked to relevant facts about nature, history and culture.
New Zealand features on the main Oceania page and there is a spread on the Waikato River that includes information on subjects as diverse as Abel Tasman, the haka, Polynesian navigation, the Sky Tower and Hobbiton.
This nonfiction picture book is very beautiful with its richly coloured pages and almost monochrome illustrations. Unfortunately, on some spreads, important details have been lost in the gutter. Rivers will appeal to anyone who enjoys maps and/or interesting facts and may spark more in-depth research on topics that appeal.

Desde el Big Bang a la amenaza del cambio climático, este libro es un recorrido por la historia de nuestro planeta. En sus brillantes y divertidas ilustraciones, Peter Goes plantea conexiones y paralelismos inesperados. ¡Déjate sorprender!

This is an oversized book that covers everything from the oldest marine fossils to the current turmoil on our planet. The pictures are detailed and funny and, in places, heartbreaking. Because this is from Gecko Press and translated from Dutch, it has a European slant but this shouldn't preclude American households from reveling in the beauty of this tome and learning from it.

There are certainly dark parts in the book as there are in history. In fact, the final image of the book is a group marching with a "Je Suis Charlie" banner and the text says:
On January 7, 2015, 12 people were shot dead by Muslim extremists after the French magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. People massed on the streets to defend freedom of speech.
As you can see, this book would be best paired with an adult that is willing to answer questions and provide context for many of the things presented in the book. Nuanced situations can't be covered in two sentences in a children's book but exposing kids to the good and the bad of our history can never hurt.

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