Product Description

"Atlas, Schmatlas" is an absolutely silly, yet decidedly informative and comprehensive atlas of the world. Written and illustrated by Craig Robinson, who got a "D" on his O level geography exams, "Atlas, Schmatlas" has over 250 entries covering the globe, and is filled with colourful maps, graphs, illustrations of notable figures and famous residents, and even a quiz to test your knowledge of the flags of West African nations.Chock-full of questionable historical and geographical information, "Atlas, Schmatlas" will nevertheless teach you quite a bit about the world around you. You'll learn that Chad is the place you should go if you want to take photographs of sand, Central America is the region of the world where your dreams might be realized (if you want a career as a CIA-backed military dictator) and that Saint Peter and Paul Rocks are twelve little volcanic islands located between Africa and Brazil where the Brazilians dump all that waxed-off pubic hair. Isn't learning fun?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #217066 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

The Independent
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a jolly entertaining atlas, this devil-may-care take on geography will teach children loads, while tickling their funny bones. There are tons of colourful maps and silly facts.

About the Author
Craig Robinson is an artist, illustrator, designer, and animator. He has published two previous books, Minipops: Famous People Drawn Really Small and Fun Fun Fun: 30 Ways to Have Fun, and is the creator of the popular website Flip Flop Flyin' (www.flipflopflyin.com). He lives and works in Berlin, although he is a rabid Yankees fan.

Customer Reviews

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you
This book is hilarious. Completely fabricated facts and drawings about every country in the world. The humour may be a little bit British, but it's done so well it really doesn't matter. The illustrations, as always, are top notch and the print quality and design are excellent. A must have, to dip in and out of when you have time spare.

He's done it again!
Classic Craig, a beautiful book filled with fact and fiction both of which will make you laugh out loud. A great companion to Craig's excellent website, my favourite bit in the book so far is the war between the polar bears and the penguins. And Billy is in there too, it's like Where's Wally. Also very nicely packaged with high quality print and a nice dust jacket that is the same design as the book cover (small things like this matter greatly) Well done Craig, I think this might just beat the Minipops!

Beware if buying for children
From the product description, I assumed this book was suitable for children and young people. However I wished I had known it contains some swearing (f word) and some (admittedly not a lot) sexual humour. So you need to bear this in mind before you buy.