With 17 special effects, each spread of this interactive atlas not only contains a wealth of information--from famous people and landmarks to weather phenomena and interesting animals--but is a fun, new way to learn about our world.

Some of the interactive features include:
-A "time-travel flap" shows readers how the pyramids were built in northern Africa.
-A slider in the section on southern and eastern Europe reveals how tectonic plates collide and mountains are formed.
-A "pop-up globe" shows the real meanings of latitude and longitude.

Geography topics include:
-Seas and oceans
-World climates
-Time around the world

Places include:
-Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, with a slider showing the destructive effects of hurricanes.
-Central and southern Africa, with a flap showing the differing layers of the rain forest.
-Russia and central Asia, with a flap revealing the aftereffects of Chernobyl.