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Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
175 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 35 cm
Description
It's the U.S. atlas every young explorer needs. And now, the Third Edition of the award-winning National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers allows kids to explore both on its beautiful pages and interactively through our specially designed Web site. Readers can link directly to National Geographic's rich archive of multi-media resources-videos, photographs, maps, articles, sounds, games, and more-that will expand their knowledge and...
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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...
7) Virginia atlas & gazetteer: detailed topographic maps, ... back roads, recreation sities, GPS grids
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Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
80 p. : col. ill.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
159 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 32 cm
Description
"Lonely Planet Kids' Amazing Night Sky Atlas, the follow up to our bestselling Amazing World Atlas, looks upwards to the skies for a fun- and fact-packed guide to astronomy. Featuring a mixture of photography and illustration, this hardcover book explores both the science of stargazing - explaining what can be seen in the night sky in different parts of the world - and the practicalities, with handy tips such as how to use a telescope. It also covers...
11) Types of maps
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Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 p. : col. ill., col. maps, ; 19 cm.
Description
Introduces different types of maps and how they are used, including those that show how to get to a place and those that show what you will find when you arrive.
12) The dark ages
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Pub. Date
c1972
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (part col.), maps (part col.) ; 29 cm.
13) The crimson skew
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Series
Mapmakers trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
Physical Desc
428 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Description
In a world transformed by 1799's Great Disruption--when all of the continents were flung into different time periods, Sophia Tims journeys home to Boston, anticipating her reunion with Theo, but he has been conscripted to fight in the Western War, Prime Minister Broadgirldle's twisted vision of Manifest Destiny.
17) Maps
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Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
16 p. : col. ill.
Description
Simply describes how to use a map in easy-to-read text that incorporates phonics instruction.
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Series
Mapmakers trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 20
Physical Desc
489, 14 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
In 1891, in a world transformed by 1799's Great Disruption--when all of the continents were flung into different time periods--thirteen-year-old Sophia Tims and her friend Theo go in search of Sophia's uncle, Shadrack Elli, Boston's foremost cartologer, who has been kidnapped.
20) Maps and mapping
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Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
56 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
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.
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