The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid
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Summary
New York Times
bestseller， now in paperback！
The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid is a thrilling expedition to 100 of the most surprising， mysterious， and weird-but-true places on earth。
For curious kids， this is the chance to embark on the journey of a lifetime—and see how faraway countries have more in common than you might expect！ Hopscotch from country to country in a chain of connecting attractions: Explore Mexico’s glittering cave of crystals， then visit the world’s largest cave in Vietnam。 Peer over a 355-foot waterfall in Zambia， then learn how Antarctica’s Blood Falls got their mysterious color。 Or see mysterious mummies in Japan and France， then majestic ice caves in both Argentina and Austria。
As you climb mountains， zip-line over forests， and dive into oceans， this book is your passport to a world of hidden wonders， illuminated by gorgeous art。
The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid is a thrilling expedition to 100 of the most surprising， mysterious， and weird-but-true places on earth。
For curious kids， this is the chance to embark on the journey of a lifetime—and see how faraway countries have more in common than you might expect！ Hopscotch from country to country in a chain of connecting attractions: Explore Mexico’s glittering cave of crystals， then visit the world’s largest cave in Vietnam。 Peer over a 355-foot waterfall in Zambia， then learn how Antarctica’s Blood Falls got their mysterious color。 Or see mysterious mummies in Japan and France， then majestic ice caves in both Argentina and Austria。
As you climb mountains， zip-line over forests， and dive into oceans， this book is your passport to a world of hidden wonders， illuminated by gorgeous art。
Reviews
elstaffe
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4。5 rounds up to 5 stars for me。 I would 100% read follow ups by this team of author/illustrator。Pull quotes/cool things/notes for me:"There are all sorts of ways to celebrate Easter。 You can paint eggs。 You can eat chocolate （so long as you're not allergic）。 Or you can visit the Greek island of Chios and watch a pair of rival churches blast the living daylights out of each other with tens of thousands of dangerous homemade rockets。" （72）"Cycads can also make clones of themselves。 Small offshoot 4。5 rounds up to 5 stars for me。 I would 100% read follow ups by this team of author/illustrator。Pull quotes/cool things/notes for me:"There are all sorts of ways to celebrate Easter。 You can paint eggs。 You can eat chocolate （so long as you're not allergic）。 Or you can visit the Greek island of Chios and watch a pair of rival churches blast the living daylights out of each other with tens of thousands of dangerous homemade rockets。" （72）"Cycads can also make clones of themselves。 Small offshoots grow on the stem—adorably， they're called pups， and you can detach and plant them。 Today， there are a few hundred male Wood's cycads in gardens around the world， including the original here at Durban Botanic Gardens。 Perhaps one day scientists will engineer some female partners for these lonesome clones。" （83）"Stand next to Perito Moreno Glacier and its sheer size will dazzle you。 This blue-white sheet of I've in Argentinian Patagonia is five tomes bigger than Manhattan， and it's part of an ice field that's the third largest reserve of freshwater in the world。 But for a real shock， don't just stand beside it—climb inside it。" （91）"Why are some dunes noisy and other silent？ 。。。 Scientists think that size and type of sand grain seem to matter。 When the right particles knock into one another， they make tiny sounds。 When many of them collide under the right conditions， those voices join together in a roar。 The dunes nah do more than sing—some even burp。" （95） the Khongoryn Els in Mongolia sound so cool but also。。。burping sand。"To try and stop the spread of deadly gas， the scientists set the hole on fire， hoping the gas would burn away in a few hours。 Forty years later， it's still burning。 Oops。" （98）"Here are a few travel options you'll find in this book—and how fast they'll get you around。 。。。Blue whale （speeding） 30 MPH 48 KPH" （108） 。。。more
Heather Warriner
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Owen and I had such fun with this， learning about unique and， in many cases， unknown （to us） places， sites， landmarks， and relics around the world。 It was a fun tie-in to our geography studies， and we found some neat videos that gave us glimpses into the actual locations we were reading about。 Favorite adventures included:- Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater art sculptures， Museo Atlantico， in Spain （that have been given to the ocean and are slowly becoming covered with coral and are home to mar Owen and I had such fun with this， learning about unique and， in many cases， unknown （to us） places， sites， landmarks， and relics around the world。 It was a fun tie-in to our geography studies， and we found some neat videos that gave us glimpses into the actual locations we were reading about。 Favorite adventures included:- Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater art sculptures， Museo Atlantico， in Spain （that have been given to the ocean and are slowly becoming covered with coral and are home to marine life。）- Spain’s Don Justo’s Cathedral， an incredible cathedral of “trash” created almost entirely by one man， a monk named Don Justo Gallego Martinez- Antarctica’s Blood Falls （a rusty-red waterfall flowing from a glacier）- Mexico’s Naica mine， which is home to the world’s largest selenite crystals （many that are 7 times taller than a person！）- New Zealand’s Waitomo “glowworm caves，” home to bioluminescent gnats that lure their prey （other insects） with their dazzling light displays- Germany’s Minatur Wunderland， the world’s largest model train setup with intricate replicas of Italy， Austria， and other locations 。。。more
Shark
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"I started it today， ended it today， and I thought it was a pretty good book。 It was full of cool facts。 The facts were from all over the world。 For example， there was Lava Lakes and Popeye Village。 I learned a lot。 It made me want to travel to most of the places。 If I could only pick one， I would pick Bolivia because there was this house made completely of recycled trash， and most of it is clear， so the sunlight shines through it。"--first grader "I started it today， ended it today， and I thought it was a pretty good book。 It was full of cool facts。 The facts were from all over the world。 For example， there was Lava Lakes and Popeye Village。 I learned a lot。 It made me want to travel to most of the places。 If I could only pick one， I would pick Bolivia because there was this house made completely of recycled trash， and most of it is clear， so the sunlight shines through it。"--first grader 。。。more
J
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I occasionally visit the Atlas Obscura site just to see what is included and occasionally find something fun to explore that is close to home as there really is nothing in my backyard。 And so as a result when I came across this particular book I was intrigued， especially as there is a detailed packing list of important necessities for the adventurous traveler。 The book is meant to be a bit on the interactive side， which isn't quite a bad thing。 Take for instance the book has map on the inside c I occasionally visit the Atlas Obscura site just to see what is included and occasionally find something fun to explore that is close to home as there really is nothing in my backyard。 And so as a result when I came across this particular book I was intrigued， especially as there is a detailed packing list of important necessities for the adventurous traveler。 The book is meant to be a bit on the interactive side， which isn't quite a bad thing。 Take for instance the book has map on the inside cover of the front that is blank and then when you flip it to the back inside cover you see all the paths of where the book took you as well as the locations。 In just perusing the book I was confused as the locations weren't gathered together based on the proximity of one spot to another but instead what is considered miles away from each other。 Instead the book follows quite a few patterns to the observant reader。 The main subject is given at the top of the left page and then secondary subject that is the main theme for the actual page you are on。 This is followed by a location for the reader as well as the coordinates。 After reading a few paragraphs the reader will find at the bottom of the page a small caption that gives more information as to the next part of the spread and the distance between the two locations as well as the length of time it would take for the reader to get there。 Although the organization is a bit odd I love how the reading is easy-to-follow but doesn't give up its informative nature。 And the book does a great job of being inclusive even for its quite limited range of pages so the reader will be introduced to not only locations that they may have heard about previously but also places that are just a little bit obscure or even normally off-limits to modern travelers。 And to add bang to the buck the book also provides the reader with alternate adventure plans if the book's first itinerary doesn't appeal and these， focus on a main theme such as daredevil adventures， fantastic flora and fauna or even a villains plan。 Furthermore there is a section devoted to methods of travel both conventional and unconventional as well as the speed of those methods， a section exploring tips for the explorer and a further to-read list。 Each entry is provided a full-page brightly colored photograph that is quite detailed although seeing some of these places in actual photographs may have been better。 But the best part of the whole book is the fact that it constantly highlights the fact that you don't need to travel out of your native continent or even to other countries to be able to explore the world or find something fascinating。 Instead if you look around you may just find something fun to explore that may be right in your own backyard。 。。。more
ALittleBitObsessed。
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Worth it in every way imaginable。
Danica Romeyn
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Inspiring my kids to read and adventure throughout the world。
Kara
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Guys， this book is AWESOME。 My five year old loves it even though a lot of it goes over his head。 We borrowed it from the library and are on our second read。 When we turn a page， I’ll read the country name and its location， and he’ll find it on the globe。 Then we’ll read the really cool， in-depth facts。 I’d highly recommend this one for folks with elementary kids。
Jenn
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Enough weird stuff to appeal to curious kids， or to those interested in world cultures， history and geography。
Andrew
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Ever wanted to visit an abandoned theme park？ Wanted to explore a cave made of salt？ Travel inside a volcano？ Try to work an ancient clock？ Eat Spaghetti Ice cream？ Swim in an underwater museum？ Explore a blood-red waterfall？ Get close enough to touch a wall of fire？See real-live mummies？ Possibly meet dinosaurs？ Take a trip and this handy （but large） guide to some of the most unique places in the world！ The book showcases 50 combined countries and states， featuring 2-3 exhibitions awaiting ther Ever wanted to visit an abandoned theme park？ Wanted to explore a cave made of salt？ Travel inside a volcano？ Try to work an ancient clock？ Eat Spaghetti Ice cream？ Swim in an underwater museum？ Explore a blood-red waterfall？ Get close enough to touch a wall of fire？See real-live mummies？ Possibly meet dinosaurs？ Take a trip and this handy （but large） guide to some of the most unique places in the world！ The book showcases 50 combined countries and states， featuring 2-3 exhibitions awaiting there to intrigue young adventurers。 The book not only features factoids about each of these sights， but also its longitude and latitude， geographical attributes and cool trivia。 The atlas contains a two-page spread of mandatory supplies， as well as tips and speed based on mode of transport。 The illustrations offer enough to intrigue but not necessarily give away all of the attributes each of these places offer。 Come on Explorers！ Let's go on an adventure！ 。。。more
Laura Milius Felt
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My family loved this book of world adventure with gorgeous illustrations！ （My 9-year-old son excitedly absorbed each page， my 6-year-old son hung around for most of it， my 4-year-old daughter was excited as we started but part way through wanted us to read other fun books。） The words and pictures enthusiastically brought us along to explore as if we were at each place in person。 It starts inviting us to pack our bags。 It ends with travel plans and methods ranging from wild life to super villain My family loved this book of world adventure with gorgeous illustrations！ （My 9-year-old son excitedly absorbed each page， my 6-year-old son hung around for most of it， my 4-year-old daughter was excited as we started but part way through wanted us to read other fun books。） The words and pictures enthusiastically brought us along to explore as if we were at each place in person。 It starts inviting us to pack our bags。 It ends with travel plans and methods ranging from wild life to super villain lair themes， and invitations and ideas to explore right where we live。 I even enjoyed the presentation of additional reading suggestions on the last page。 The only thing I would change might be references of “recycling” to “reusing。” 。。。more
Jennifer
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Wonderful。 So many cool things & places on this planet and this book makes the kids and I want to see them all。 Great for inspiring curiosity and further learning。 Very much recommended。
John Davis
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The Atlas Obscura's Explorer's Guide for The World's Most Adventurous Kid， by Dylan Thuras and Rosemary Mosco; Workman Publishing: New York; $13。49， hardback If I could give one gift to every kid I meet， it would be curiosity。 A curious kid will always be happy。 The entire world is there to explore， to research， and discover。 Mighty adventures with dad and mom will burgeon into a lifetime of interesting quests and experiences。 Here， in the highly praised 'kid's version' of the magnificent Atlas The Atlas Obscura's Explorer's Guide for The World's Most Adventurous Kid， by Dylan Thuras and Rosemary Mosco; Workman Publishing: New York; $13。49， hardback If I could give one gift to every kid I meet， it would be curiosity。 A curious kid will always be happy。 The entire world is there to explore， to research， and discover。 Mighty adventures with dad and mom will burgeon into a lifetime of interesting quests and experiences。 Here， in the highly praised 'kid's version' of the magnificent Atlas Obscura guide， is The Atlas Obscura's Explorer's Guide for The World's Most Adventurous Kid。 That kid， I hope， is yours。 Dylan Thuras and Rosemary Mosco have teamed up to gather some 100 fascinating locations。 Each location is a self contained wonder on its own。 For instance， a man with the magnificent name Dashdondog Jamba came up with an idea to share knowledge in far away Mongolia。 He saddled up a camel， and set out with loads of books to share with children across those distant plains。 Thuras and Mosco show how one man did this great service on his own。 And in the course to explaining it， they reveal the land， the role of the camel， and how it all works together。 They go on to cliff dwellings in Pitigliano， Italy， and mysterious Aogoshima Island in Japan， where a volcano sits inside the other which is the entire island！ And that is just a taste of the wonders of imagination--- from places like Norway， Tennessee， Iceland and the Antarctic---that this book will spark with your son or daughter。 What I found wonderfully imaginative is how the authors start as if you were really planning on visiting such places。 They show equipment you'll need from 'the right clothes' （after all， you might visit Russian Oymyakon， the coldest place on earth， or scuba down to the diver's paradise of the Odyssey， sunk off Honduras to breed a great coral and fish preserve。） Don't forget your altimeter， because Poland's Wieliczka's salt mines will take you down to carved underground wonders， while Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni will take you to a hotel made entirely of salt on a dried ancient seabed in the mountains！ The wonders never cease， mainly because in addition to the clever and tempting explanations， there are truly gifted art works on every page by illustrator Joy Ang。 Ang's breathtaking skill reveals the showdown where two Greek churches fire rockets at each other on Easter。 She brings cute penguins almost to life as visit discover South Africa's Boulders Penguin Colony。 This collaborative effort will give any reader joy， and inspire real searches。 Kids will find themselves encouraged， and shown that even though they are young， they will always be a part of any adventure they set their minds to。 Imagine this。 Can you see your own children asking， "When can we go on another adventure mom and dad？ Here's some ideas！" This book opens the world to adventure， it is indeed a wonder。 。。。more
Mae
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great book。 We used this and the original Atlas Obsura as car reads for long drives。 Really interesting places and stories inside。
Cathrin Klepac
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Very exciting！ An interesting book with lots of information on different fascinating places around the world。 The pictures are quite dark and I find it is overwhelming to read。 Too much information on one page。 It's nice to flick through and focus on one place rather than reading the book as a whole at once。 It makes you want to discover all those place too。 Very exciting！ An interesting book with lots of information on different fascinating places around the world。 The pictures are quite dark and I find it is overwhelming to read。 Too much information on one page。 It's nice to flick through and focus on one place rather than reading the book as a whole at once。 It makes you want to discover all those place too。 。。。more
Perlie
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More enjoyable than the Atlas Obscura for adults， in my opinion。 I liked that it didn't try to pack as much on a single page， leading to eye-glazing。 The illustrations were fun and the selection thoughtful。 I still don't love the obsessions with death， but it was less prominently featured。 More enjoyable than the Atlas Obscura for adults， in my opinion。 I liked that it didn't try to pack as much on a single page， leading to eye-glazing。 The illustrations were fun and the selection thoughtful。 I still don't love the obsessions with death， but it was less prominently featured。 。。。more
A
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Very interesting places and yes-illustrations rather than photos。 However， it gave us time to enjoy looking up the places to see what we just read about。 My son is an independent reader， but this quickly became our evening ritual together。
Frances Coe
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A really nice， well curated， beautiful， bite size reference book。 As outlined on the cover “47 countries 100 extraordinary places to visit”。 Great for dipping in and out of。 I was pretty disappointed and underwhelmed by England though！
Joy
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A beautiful and interesting book
Nadina
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It did not take me as long to finish this kids version in comparison to the adult version， and my main reason for taking the length of time I did with this one is because I was reading other stuff in between。 It was enjoyable， and I liked reading about all the different places。 I actually really liked that the locations from one country to the next were connected， even if it took you zigzagging across the globe。 The themed mini-trips listed at the end were useful/cool。 I liked how each country h It did not take me as long to finish this kids version in comparison to the adult version， and my main reason for taking the length of time I did with this one is because I was reading other stuff in between。 It was enjoyable， and I liked reading about all the different places。 I actually really liked that the locations from one country to the next were connected， even if it took you zigzagging across the globe。 The themed mini-trips listed at the end were useful/cool。 I liked how each country had the 2 places to visit， had some facts about the country， and the paragraphs about each location to visit was short but concise。 Good travel read for kids。 。。。more
Heather-Keith Huighe
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This is a gorgeous book。 My nonfiction loving 11 year old devoured it。 It is a pretty easy read but it's more about the relationship between the illustrations and the words。 It is definitely adventure inspiring。 This is a gorgeous book。 My nonfiction loving 11 year old devoured it。 It is a pretty easy read but it's more about the relationship between the illustrations and the words。 It is definitely adventure inspiring。 。。。more
Claudia Tuchscheerer
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Mit diesem Hörbuch reist man rund um die Welt。 Es ist jedoch kein normaler Reiseführer， sondern führt einen zu den beeindruckendsten Orten der Welt， die nicht jedem bekannt sind。Ich bin von diesem Hörbuch begeistert。 Es vermittelt auf so eindrucksvolle Weise ganz neue Eindrücke unserer Erde。Diese werden vom Sprecher auf eine ruhige und angenehme Art erläutert。 Man reist auditiv von Land zu Land， wo es jeweils zwei Highlights zu entdecken gibt。Zwischen den Ländern/ Kapiteln gibt es einen kleinen Mit diesem Hörbuch reist man rund um die Welt。 Es ist jedoch kein normaler Reiseführer， sondern führt einen zu den beeindruckendsten Orten der Welt， die nicht jedem bekannt sind。Ich bin von diesem Hörbuch begeistert。 Es vermittelt auf so eindrucksvolle Weise ganz neue Eindrücke unserer Erde。Diese werden vom Sprecher auf eine ruhige und angenehme Art erläutert。 Man reist auditiv von Land zu Land， wo es jeweils zwei Highlights zu entdecken gibt。Zwischen den Ländern/ Kapiteln gibt es einen kleinen musikalischen Übergang， um die Informationen noch einmal wirken zu lassen。Denn davon gibt es bei diesem Hörbuch sehr viele in reichlich dreieinhalb Stunden Spielzeit。Es werden nicht nur die einhundert abenteuerlichsten Orte dieser Welt dargestellt， sondern man erfährt außerdem noch über jedes Land ein paar wichtige und interessante Fakten。Das Buch ist vom Verlag ab acht Jahren empfohlen。 Wenn man das Hörbuch mit dem Kind zusammen hört und immer mal bei einer Frage des Kindes etwas mehr beleuchten kann， finde ich dieses Alter angemessen。 Ansonsten würde ich empfehlen， noch ein oder zwei Jährchen zu warten。Auf jeden Fall würde ich das Hörbuch nicht in einem Durchgang hören， sondern es auf mindestens drei Abschnitte aufteilen， da es sonst zu viel Input ist， um es richtig wirken zu lassen。Viele der Orte kannte noch nicht einmal ich， und es sind wirklich sehr beeindruckende dabei。 Meinen Sohn， der dieses Jahr in die Schule gekommen ist， fand zum Beispiel die Seilrutschen in Kolumbien， womit die Kinder in die Schule kommen， besonders spannend。 Und gar nicht so weit weg von uns， befindet sich in Polen ein faszinierendes Salzbergwerk- auf jeden Fall mal ein Ausflug wert。Durch das Booklet kann man dann noch die Sehenswürdigkeit anschauen。 Es ist eine Miniausgabe der gebundenen Ausgabe und meiner Meinung nach für das Hörbuch unverzichtbar。Alles in allem wirklich genial gemacht und sehr empfehlenswert。 。。。more
Susan
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This was a super cool book full of fascinating facts and geographical oddities。 I love reading books like these！ My only critical comment is that it certainly is more of the extremes and oddities than a general sense of a particular place， but there are plenty of other places to find that information， and I love how this book inspires wonder and awe and wanderlust！
Amber
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4。5 stars
Amber Lam
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Amazing！ This made me feel more Adventurous！
Gabe
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Apperantly dinosaurs might still exist in Cambodia only 1 though did you know that there is a clock that will run for 10，000 years or that there is a ice cream store that has 6，000 flavours
Geric
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Awesome visual guide！ Originally bought this for my kids on Christmas 2018 so they could see the world virtually。 So glad I bought this because I'm fascinated as well。 Awesome visual guide！ Originally bought this for my kids on Christmas 2018 so they could see the world virtually。 So glad I bought this because I'm fascinated as well。 。。。more
Jane
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What an excellent， informative， fun and expertly illustration this is。 I bought it for my nephew and he picks a new place to visit at bed time to read！ 😍
Hundenaerrin
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Mit Ralph Caspers um die WeltDer Atlas Obscura nimmt nicht nur abenteuerlustige Weltenbummler， sondern auch neugierige vom-Sofa-aus-Entdecker mit zu den 100 geheimnisvollsten Orten auf dieser schönen Erde。 Innerhalb der drei Stunden und 40 Minuten reist man von Kontinent zu Kontinent， von Argentinien nach Österreich und Sibirien， über die USA nach Japan und wieder zurück。 Ob Höhlen oder Wälder， Seen oder das Miniaturwunderland – die Liste der außergewöhnlichen Orte ist groß und bunt gemischt。 Ei Mit Ralph Caspers um die WeltDer Atlas Obscura nimmt nicht nur abenteuerlustige Weltenbummler， sondern auch neugierige vom-Sofa-aus-Entdecker mit zu den 100 geheimnisvollsten Orten auf dieser schönen Erde。 Innerhalb der drei Stunden und 40 Minuten reist man von Kontinent zu Kontinent， von Argentinien nach Österreich und Sibirien， über die USA nach Japan und wieder zurück。 Ob Höhlen oder Wälder， Seen oder das Miniaturwunderland – die Liste der außergewöhnlichen Orte ist groß und bunt gemischt。 Ein weiteres Highlight sind die Angaben über die Dauer bis zum nächsten Zielpunkt bzw。 Erkundungsland mittels unterschiedlicher Fortbewegungsmittel。 Einzig der Einhornritt ab Schottland kann auf Grund von fehlenden Erfahrungswerten nicht berechnet werden。。。 Aber wer würde da schon auf die Uhr gucken？！Ich hatte wunderbare Stunden mit diesem Hörbuch！ Ralph Caspers schafft es， diesen vorrangig auf das Visuelle ausgelegten Atlas dem Hörer bildlich und durch seine Stimme unglaublich spannend vorstellbar zu machen， sodass die Grafiken überhaupt nicht fehlen。 Er findet das richtige Maß an ruhiger Erzählung und doch mitreißendem Abenteu（r）erbericht。 Wie in der „Sendung mit der Maus“ trifft er auch hier stets den richtigen Ton。 Für dieses Hörbuch wurde mit ihm die absolut richtige Stimme gecastet！Einziges Manko: Die ca。 30 Sekunden langen Musiksequenzen zwischen den Reisezielen waren geradezu unangenehm。 Zu lang， zu häufig und in einem der Tracks war ein unerträglich schiefer Ton （durch eine Flöte？）！ Ruhigere， kürzere Stücke wären hier angemessener gewesen。 Daher einen Stern Abzug in der Bewertung。 。。。more
Heather Prescott
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Cute book for kids
Rézina Dějová
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