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What this book does better than anything else I've ever read is present the world in very visual and dramatic ways. For example, there is one game in the book called "Where are you born" which consists of flipping a spinner that tells you how wealthy the country you're "born" into is. Since the numbers are determined by population and not geography, your change of getting a wealthy, first world country is quite small. It makes you feel awfully lucky for not having to live on less than 2 dollars a day...

And this is just an example of the kinds of things this book talks about. It has similarly interesting and meaningful exercises to demonstrate all kinds things, from earth's geological composition to human physiology. Some of the concepts are definitely above the heads of kids under ten, though the book's child-friendly approach ensures that they'll enjoy it anyway. If you buy it for your kids as a parent though, I highly recommend you take a gander.