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Title: Earth From Above for Young Readers by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Robert Burleigh ISBN: 0-8109-3486-8 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)
Rating: 3
Summary: not up to par with 365 days
Comment: Perhaps I am slightly biased, being not only an adult, but I read the original 365 days edition first. I am always on the lookout for children oriented books that help teach geography and anthropology, so naturally I jumped towards this one. While the book takes on the nice perspective of Yann Arthus-Bertrand's grandson, who explains what his grandfather does and what aerial photography is, there are many flaws thereafter.
The book highlights certain photographs and explains where they were taken and something about the place they occur. Unfortunetly, whoever chose which images to put into the book focused largely on Africa - Morrocco to be specific, and ignored some regions of the world entirely. I understand that Arthus-Bertrand cannot fly everywhere, but the original 365 days book covers more countries and continents.
Secondly, the text has poor science for the grade the book is supposedly aimed at. While I understand this isn't a textbook, it should still be educational.
Lastly, I was slightly dissapointed in how the location of where these countries actually are was underplayed. Didn't we just hear the horrid results of a worldwide geography examination, that clearly showed that we need to put more geography into education?
I do want to add though, that the majority of the photographs were well chosen for the target audience, and I think that its important that the additional perspective of aerial photography is added to a child's education. For a child, I recommend this book, but for a family, sharing 365 days would do just as well.
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Title: Earth from Above by Yann Arthus-Bertrand ISBN: 0810934957 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Earth from Above: 366 Days by Yann Arthus-Bertrand ISBN: 0810944499 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: America From 500 Feet! by Bill Fortney, Ned Beatty, Dr. Charles Stanley ISBN: 1559717858 Publisher: NorthWord Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: So You Want to Be an Inventor? by Judith St. George, David Small ISBN: 0399235930 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: 26 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: A Life Like Mine by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, UNICEF, Harry Belafonte ISBN: 0789488590 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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