Common Sense Media Review
By Carrie Kingsley
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Interesting, fun facts about natural and human-made places.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 8+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Read
What's the Story?
The WHERE IS? SERIES looks at some of the most talked about places on the planet, and tells readers both basic information and small details about each location. Whether they're built by humans or nature, these places have had an impact on human life. Topics include the Bermuda Triangle, Easter Island, Area 51, the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, Broadway, Mount Everest, and more. Each book has a bibliography and a fold-out, glossy timeline of events at the end, and sidebars throughout the book give additional details related to the main topic.
Is It Any Good?
The books in this series are engrossing, giving the right level of detail for both young readers and adults who want to learn. The writing in the Where Is? books keeps young readers captivated, trying to bring locations to life and help readers understand how their own history and experiences relate. There's a ton of great vocabulary, lots of facts and trivia, and topics for every interest.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the places in the Where Is? series that they'd most like to visit. Do any spots have a particularly strong meaning to you?
What fascinates you most about this place and why? Would you want to visit in person?
What did you learn about the place that you didn't know before?
Book Details
- Author :
- Genre : Travel
- Topics : History , STEM
- Book type : Non-Fiction
- Publisher : Penguin Workshop
- Publication date : September 12, 2015
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 8 - 12
- Number of pages : 112
- Available on : Paperback, Audiobook (unabridged), Apple Books, Kindle
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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