Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #572352 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-14
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 5.33 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

From Booklist
Since Philips Cartography is considered one of the best and is used by many atlas publishers, it is not surprising that new atlases appear that look very much like something you have seen before. This is the case with the Firefly Atlas of North America, which is similar to the Oxford Atlas of North America (2005). The Firefly Atlas does not include the cultural, physical, and political maps of the regions. The individual state, province, and city maps are identical except for slight color differences. Firefly arranges the maps by region rather than alphabetically. It includes a full-page map of Greenland that is not in the Oxford. Each includes a gazetteer, but Firefly has more photographs of the states and less text. This new atlas is recommended for libraries that do not have the Oxford atlas. It has fewer pages (272 versus 320) but is $55 compared to $125 for the Oxford. Christine Bulson
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Review
Perfect for high school and public library reference holdings and ... sure to be a popular and lasting acquisition. (Diane C. Donovan The Midwest Book Review, California Bookwatch 200705)

Recommended for public and academic libraries. (Benet Steven Exton American Reference Books Annual 2007)

Good value... an excellent choice for libraries... Summing Up: Recommended. All levels. (T. Dolence Choice 200707)

This volume would make a good addition to reference collections in junior and senior high schools and in public libraries. (Victoria Pennell Resource Links 200704)

Recommended for libraries ... It has fewer pages [than Oxford's atlas] (272 to 320)... but is $55 compared to $125. (Mary Ellen Quinn and Christine Bulson Booklist 20070515)

Beautiful... 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 )

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.