A children’s atlas has opened up a whole new world to me.
My New atlas
I got a new atlas for Christmas,
For me it was quite a surprise.
It was a first atlas aimed at children
And of many great facts it comprised.
What a strange thing to give me I thought
As I reviewed the pages inside,
But there was the whole world laid at my feet
With a instruction page to act as a guide
The colourful plates were amazing.
Explanations were so easy to read.
It taught me far more than I already knew,
And of all the changes that had been agreed.
I learnt of the seven new continents,
The five oceans and the many seas.
I found the capitals cities of every land,
And that most people on Earth are Chinese.
I learnt that Europeans have changed the world,
Despite their continent not being vast.
Artists, writers, scientists and explorers,
Their talents quite unsurpassed.
I found that Asia is the largest continent,
And that America is divided in two.
That few people and animals inhabit Antarctica,
And Oceania has many islands to view.
I learnt about mountains and grasslands,
And that Saudi Arabia not a river does it own.
That there are many great lakes in America,
And all Africa’s great deserts are shown.
There was so much information at my finger tips,
It kept me busy for more than a week.
Why can’t adult books be so appealing?
Then my general knowledge might not appear so weak.
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