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About The Book
Discover fun facts about the world and become a master of geography with this interactive trivia book from Jeopardy! host and champion and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings.
With this Junior Genius Guide to maps and geography, you’ll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with clever facts: Did you know that the biggest desert in the world is actually covered in snow? Or that Christopher Columbus wasn’t the first to think the Earth was round? With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status in no time!
With this Junior Genius Guide to maps and geography, you’ll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with clever facts: Did you know that the biggest desert in the world is actually covered in snow? Or that Christopher Columbus wasn’t the first to think the Earth was round? With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status in no time!
About The Author
Faith Jennings
Ken Jennings is the New York Times bestselling author of Brainiac, Maphead, Because I Said So!, Planet Funny, and 100 Places to See After You Die. In 2020, he won the “Greatest of All Time” title on the quiz show Jeopardy! and later succeeded Alex Trebek as the show's host. He lives in Seattle with his family.
About The Illustrator
Mike Lowery is an author and bestselling illustrator who has worked on more than eighty books for children, including the Mac B., Kid Spy series with Mac Barnett; They Call Me No Sam! with Drew Daywalt; and more. He is also the creator of the Everything Awesome and Bug Scouts books. He lives in Decatur, Georgia, with his wife and kids, and his daily sketchbook can be seen at MikeLowery.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon Spotlight (August 26, 2025)
- Length: 160 pages
- ISBN13: 9798347101948
- Ages: 8 - 10
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Awards and Honors
- CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
- Kansas NEA Reading Circle List Junior Title
- Washington State Book Award Finalist
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Maps and Geography eBook 9798347101948
- Author Photo (jpg): Ken Jennings Faith Jennings(0.1 MB)
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