The New View Almanac: The First All-Visual Resource of Vital Facts and Statistics!

An outstanding addition to almost any collection. This visual almanac uses nearly 2,000 graphics (charts, graphys, maps, etc.) to present statistics and information about the US, with something to interest or intrigue on nearly every page. Topics begin with a brief overview and fingertip facts, followed by a variety of statistics presented in bar graphs, pie charts and other, often full-color, visuals. Subject areas include health, lifestyles, government, population statistics, crime, the environment, agriculture, transportation, business, technology, sports and education.... This is a treasure to rival editions of The Guiness Book of World Records as a browsing favorite. -- Kirkus ReviewsThe New View Almanac provides young readers with more than 2,000 visuals (graphs, charts, and maps), each one giving the essence of statistics and information at a single glance. There are thousands of facts and hundreds of essays on health & nutrition, lifestyles & pastimes, politics & government, population & vital statistics, drugs & crime, environment & geography, agriculture & natural resources, transportation & energy, money & business, science & technology, sports & records, education & learning. Attractive, accessible, and authoritative, its highly visual format makes all the other almanacs on the shelf seem dull (and confusing!) by comparison. The New View Almanac is a much needed resource for the library, classroom, and home-schooling . -- Midwest Book Review