This is a great book to share with teens. But I will admit I was intrigued by almost every page and found myself googling more information on all of the islands. It’s not Wikipedia- the islands aren’t explained in great detail. This isn’t a history book, but reads more like a narrative.
But the information about island is what made me love the book. The colors are bizarre and actually make it hard to see the maps. The cartography is very basic and nothing to be excited about. Each island receives a page dedicated to a cartographic representation of their location and the opposite page with a write-up of the history of the island. The book is divided into sections, like an atlas, based on geographic area. The fact that these islands still exist fascinates me. What a fun book! Atlas of Remote Islands is an expose, an encyclopedia of sorts, of islands around the world that are still cut off from civilization. Later that week I took a few Christmas gift cards and picked up a copy. I figured it was about time to add one of my own. Plus, my husband is a cartographer and we have lots of atlases around the house. I was intrigued by the title and added it to my Goodreads. My goal in 2010 was to read more nonfiction and to find more nonfiction for my students.
Newbery Controversy Part.Oh, I give up!.Found (The Missing Book 1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix.
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