Prisoners of Geography: Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps

First published for adults, Tim Marshall’s ‘Prisoners of Geography’ is now available in a new version for younger readers.  It is a massive achievement and hugely impressive.  Marshall, and his illustrators Grace Easton and Jessica Smith, explain how geography has influenced the history and development of human settlement and the growth of countries.  Each illustration provides a wealth of knowledge and background and leads to further discussion and new questions.

Learn how USA and Russia became superpowers, why countries go to war, why Tibet is so important to China and why some countries are rich and others are poor.  This is a perfect book for geography, history, economics enthusiasts, in fact just about anyone who has the slightest interest in the world at large.