A friendly and accessible introduction to the United Kingdom for children, and the perfect companion for young geography learning Take a journey around the United Kingdom, discovering how it was formed, its different countries, capital cities, counties, landscapes, geographical features, people, climate, history and much more!Simple maps enhance the learning and teach valuable map-reading skills.Welcome to the United Kingdom! / Island home / Running the UK / UK wildlife / Lots of languages / England / London / The landscape / Working life / Getting around / Festivals / Scotland / Edinburgh / The landscape / Working life / Lochs / Sports / Wales / Cardiff / The landscape / Working life / National parks / Castles, bridges and homes / Northern Ireland / Belfast / The landscape / Working life / Ancient volcanoes / The coast / Glossary / Find out more / Index