Merriam-Webster's Notebook Atlas

This practical quick-reference guide offers an up-to-date look at the places and physical features of the modern world. Put this essential reference into your three-ring binder and you'll be able to consult its richly detailed color maps wherever you go. The notebook-style reference includes dozens of detailed, full-color maps and an index to nearly 10,000 key locations around the world.

The papers are full of dire reports concerning America's youth and their level of geographic savvy. Having a big, beautiful atlas at home is great, but how often do the kids pore over the home reference shelf? The Notebook Atlas is three-hole punched for easy notebook insertion, and for a thin, light volume it's very complete, with 48 full-color maps and charts of the longitude and latitude of the world's countries and major cities. The maps are nicely done: colorful and easy to read, they inspire map literacy and a desire to see the world.