I don't talk about Non Fiction very often but this series has really caught my eye. I must be a visual learner because I enjoy pouring over the infographic format as a way to present statistics and other general knowledge.
There are 12 books in this series. Topics include Planet Earth, Natural resources, Countries and Machines/Vehicles. Each book has an index and a comprehensive glossary. At a time when students and teachers make extensive use of 'Google' style searches I think books like this are especially useful. Information is presented as graphs and comparisons. In each book students can make sense of statistics and percentages and some of the content could be used for further research.
Here are a few facts from the Human World :
The Digital World
In 2010 107,000,000,000,00 emails were sent!
Staying in touch
The first call made from a mobile phone was made on 3rd April, 1973
Work Rest and Play
Annual Public Holidays - China 16, India 15, Australia 8
Dwindling resources
Years remaining of mineral reserves measured from 2011
Copper 61 years, Gold 45 Years, Tin 40 years, Phosphorus 345 Years
What a waste
New York produces 11,000 tones of trash a day or enough to cover the USA with a layer 2.5cm deep.
This page is from the Animal Kingdom.
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