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Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Concentrating on the intellectual context of exploration, this book displays the geographical ideas of the explorers, through the maps that they used or the new maps that they caused to be made. The power that came with increasing technical and geographical knowledge is evidenced by the European empires that grew out of conquest, annexation, and exploitation--Cover.
Author
Series
Adventure friends (Scholastic Acorn) volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Meet Clarke and Miguel! They are new friends. They love going on adventures! Together, they make a map of their town. And they find a sweet treasure!"--.
7) The map trap
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
Sixth-grader Alton Barnes loves maps, and when his portfolio of secret maps is stolen, he begins getting notes with orders that he must obey to get the maps back but, with the help of a popular classmate, he just might succeed before his teacher, principal, or someone else learns he has been studying and mapping things about them.
Author
Description
This book traces the history of mapmaking while offering insight into the role of cartography in human civilization and sharing anecdotes about the cultural arenas frequented by map enthusiasts. It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night. It recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to...
12) Mapping
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes how to identify different types of maps and recognize map features such as legends, scales, geographic grids, and reference points; explains the operation of a compass; and offers exercises and activities.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Joining an expedition to chart the southern seas, twelve-year-old mapmaker's assistant Sai, posing as a well-bred young lady with a glittering future, realizes she's not the only one on board harboring secrets when she discovers the ship's true destination.
14) Maps and mapping
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Examines different types of maps and their uses, as well as the practice and history of map making, with projects to allow readers to practice making their own maps." --
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
"This fun and creative book features 52 map-related activities set into weekly exercises, beginning with legends and lines, moving through types and styles, and then creating personalized maps that allow you to journey to new worlds. The labs can be used as singular projects or to build up to a year of hands-on creative experiences. Artists of all ages and experience levels can use this book to explore enjoyable and engaging exercises."--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Need help getting around your new neighborhood or school? A map can help! Learn how to make your own, and you'll be a pro at getting around a new place in no time! This interactive introduction to map-making will help kids build visual literacy skills and navigate their world"--
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
With wonderful examples and easy-to-follow instructions, this beautifully illustrated how-to book makes it simple and fun to create one-of-a-kind hand-drawn maps. Helpful templates, grids, and guidelines complement a detailed breakdown of essential cartographic elements and profiles of talented international map artists. From city maps and family trees to treasure maps, palmistry charts, platform-game maps, and more, the wide range of projects collected...
20) Our planet today
Series
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
This volume presents Earth as we know it today and introduces us to the many techniques, from cartograhpy and terrestrial coordinates to the use of satellites and shuttles, by which we map and become familiar with the continents and other features of our surprising planet.
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