Description:
"For curious children ages 7-15, Prisoners of Geography has lots to fascinate."--The Wall Street Journal
The secret world history written in the mountains, rivers, and seas that shape every country's politics, economy, and international relations--and our own lives--is revealed in this illustrated young readers edition of Prisoners of Geography, the million-copy international bestseller.
Brief description: Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than 30 years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News, and before that he was working for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from 40 countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography, The Age of Walls, and A Flag Worth Dying For. He is founder and editor of the current affairs site TheWhatandtheWhy.com.
Review Quotes: Kansas NEA Reading Circle Junior Level 2021 (TOP PICK)
Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2019
Shortlisted for Children's Travel Book of the Year, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020
"Earth's physical landscape has shaped human history, and it continues to influence geopolitics, as Tim Marshall shows in [this] large-form illustrated children's version of his 2016 bestseller. . . . For curious children ages 7-15, Prisoners of Geography has lots to fascinate.-- "The Wall Street Journal"