The World Is a Cat Playing with Australia: ...and 39 Other Fascinating World Maps

A collection of astounding, fun and beautiful maps explaining everything about Planet Earth (and some other places!). Winning Submission, Bookstagang Best of 2023 Picture Book Awards, Most Innovative Non-Fiction Books of 2023 It's a treasure trove of quirky and essential data, presented in fun, fascinating map form. If you want to know where the world's dog and cat breeds come from, what the Earth looked like 170 million years ago, where the best place in the world is to put a solar panel, how to find the hidden scene in the map of the USA, who brings Christmas presents across Europe, and even what the Earth looks like to dolphins, then this is the book for you! Marvelous Maps contains a wealth of fascinating facts about our world, told in unique map form. From nature to history, and from mythology to technology, these beautifully illustrated maps bring all kinds of information to life. Inside, you'll discover: - Why you have to travel the world to make a pepperoni pizza - How much of the moon Neil Armstrong explored - Why the world looks like a cat playing with Australia - How Odysseus made his legendary journey - Where the world's dogs and cats come from - Where to see the Northern Lights ...and much more.