With the biggest-ever FIFA World Cup in full swing, 48 teams are competing for the trophy. The first question that comes to mind is, who are these 48 countries? Where are they from? What makes them different from each other? And what landmarks make them stand out?

Little Travellers’ Landmarks of the World is an activity book that not only takes you around the world but also helps you discover a side of it you weren’t aware of.

Packed with puzzles, doodles, quizzes and over 300 stickers, this book will take you around the world in no time. Not only is it loaded with boredom-busting activities, but it will also keep you and your friends off their screens and entertained during the holidays.

The book is a treasure trove if you are looking for landmarks associated with some of the world’s major countries. It begins with a map of the entire world on a double spread, highlighting which region is home to each landmark. If you find familiar names such as the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, Mount Rushmore, the Pyramids and the Sphinx, you are on the right track.

Each continent is then described through its landmarks — North America has Yosemite National Park and Mount Rushmore, South America has Machu Picchu, Europe has its towers, and so on — gradually developing the readers’ interest.

Since playing is the best form of learning, the book has information laced throughout its sidebars that you can absorb as you go or revisit later. From completing a sticker puzzle of Mount Fuji to finishing the second half of the Taj Mahal, this book caters to your inquisitive side by offering smart, offline activities.

Trust me, you will forget about your tablet or iPad once you are into this book, solving puzzles like completing names and answering the quiz. And if you have a little traveller in you, you will memorise the many landmarks in this book for future reference, so when you are old enough to travel, you will have the edge over your friends.

And if the high-resolution images of the seven natural wonders of the world, including the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef, Mount Everest and others, don’t excite you, the details about the Sahara Desert, the Nile River, the Pyramids and Victoria Falls in Africa will.

I would suggest you read the section on the Americas carefully, as that’s where the FIFA World Cup is being held. Some of the cities where the games are being played are home to these landmarks, so when one appears on screen, you can impress your friends and family by identifying it before they do.

Published in Dawn, Young World, June 13th, 2026