Firefly Atlas of North America: United States, Canada and Mexico - Hardcover

Firefly Books

9781554072071: Firefly Atlas of North America: United States, Canada and Mexico

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1554072077 ISBN 13: 9781554072071

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2006

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A brand new atlas of our continent.

This brand new atlas presents the increasingly multicultural and diverse realm that is North America. Divided into three sections covering the United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Pacific Territories), Canada and Mexico, this atlas uses up-to-date maps, expert narrative coverage and revealing statistics to illustrate the continent's geographic and social features.

Each country section opens with a map and a color-coded legend to the regional maps that follow. All 50 U.S. states (plus Washington, D.C.), the 13 Canadian provinces and territories (including Nunavut) and Mexico's 32 states are illustrated in brilliant, large-scale maps. Presenting an outstanding depth of detail, they include:

Settlements and administration (population, boundaries, counties, national parks, Native reservations, capitals and points of interest) and communications (highways, railroads, airports and canals)
Physical features (streams, swamps, dry lakes, mountain passes, peaks and their elevations, deserts and valleys)
Each country's larger urban centers (41 u.s., six Canadian and four Mexican), including roads, tunnels, railroads, subway stations, public buildings, parks and churches.

Additional features are:

Narrative sections with an informative essay on a region's history, geography, industry and capital city
"At a glance" tables of recent statistics on a region's demographics, languages, housing, education and business
A comprehensive index of 40,000 place names and geographic features, with latitude and longitude coordinates and alphanumeric grid references
Page-number indicators and locator windows that make it easy to identify and find adjacent maps.

The abundance of detailed data and magnificent maps make this atlas an unparalleled reference and research tool.

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About the Author:

Firefly Books Ltd., established in 1977, is one of Canada's leading book publishers and distributors of quality non-fiction and children's books. Their goal is to bring readers beautifully produced books written by experts. Most of their books are tightly focused and contain full color photographs and illustrations throughout. With particular strengths in cookbooks, gardening, astronomy, health, natural history, pictorial books, reference books (especially for children) and sports, Firefly Books provides readers with a wealth of information.

Review:

What makes [this atlas] stand out from the crowd is the focus on large-scale maps with excellent cartography by Philip's. ... Add excellent gazette facts-at-a-glance perfect for high school and public library reference holdings and you have a reference sure to be a popular and lasting acquisition. (Diane C. Donovan The Midwest Book Review, California Bookwatch)

Recommended for public and academic libraries. (Benet Steven Exton American Reference Books Annual)

Good value... an excellent choice for libraries that would like to add a North American atlas to their circulating collection... Summing Up: Recommended. All levels. (T. Dolence Choice)

This volume would make a good addition to reference collections in junior and senior high schools and in public libraries. (Victoria Pennell Resource Links)

This new atlas is recommended for libraries that do not have the Oxford atlas. It has fewer pages (272 to 32) but is $55 compared to $125 for Oxford. (Mary Ellen Quinn and Christine Bulson Booklist 2007-05-15)

Beautiful atlas... Brilliant use of color and layout techniques will appeal to both teen and adult readers... Cartographic details are up-to-date. (Mary E. Heslin VOYA)

A useful and economical geographical resource for general and informed lay readers. (Edward K. Werner Library Journal 2007-02-15)

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