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"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"--
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Maps have been a part of human culture since the days of scratching on cave walls, and this richly illustrated history chronicles the road from simple diagrams used to avoid danger to the complex, navigational charts used today. Displaying an array of historic atlases and a variety of cartography styles, this book allows young readers to test their map-reading skills while discovering the intricate beauty and the wealth of information held within....
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During WWII, Japan's navy relied on secret codes to communicate battle plans. By early 1942, US experts had cracked the code. The Japanese had planned a surprise attack on US Navy ships, but now the Americans knew the attack was coming. They turned the tables on the enemy and won a decisive victory. Math has always been key to warfare. Scientists use mathematical calculations to understand how missiles fly, or how to build faster airplanes. Soldiers...
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"An innovative look back through time, Manhattan Maps follows the history of Manhattan Island from its natural formation to the bustling city today. It explores the ways in which nature and people are connected, tracking the people who lived on Manhattan from the Lenape Indians to Dutch settlers hunting for beaver pelts to early Americans and beyond, and how they've (literally) shaped the island (and vice versa). Jen Thermes highlights watershed moments...
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"Kids are naturally curious. They want to know all about everything around them, near and far. And the completely updated Beginner's World Atlas is the perfect tool to introduce them to the people, places, and animals of the world. We have combined our world-famous mapmaking skills and color photography with input from specialists in geography education to create an atlas designed for kids ages 7 to 10."--
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"This book compiles eighty maps to take readers on a journey around the globe. An educational and entertaining book on how and why various historical maps were made. The book explores the history, famous people, landmarks, wildlife, culture and customs of each place. Fact files provide at-a-glance information to broaden geographical knowledge."--
8) Underground
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"The gnomes need your help! Explore their underground world and help them rescue their gold from a fire-breathing dragon! Navigate through the dinosaur pit and watch out for the giant anteater, solving math problems and collecting objects along the way"--Cover, page 4.
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"A collection of astounding, fun and beautiful maps explaining everything about Planet Earth (and some other places!). It's a treasure trove of quirky and essential data, presented in fun, fascinating map form. If you want to know where the world's dog and cat breeds come from, what the Earth looked like 170 million years ago, where the best place in the world is to put a solar panel, how to find the hidden scene in the map of the USA, who brings...
11) Map my home
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Boy makes a map of his home showing fire escape routes.
12) Map my room
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Watch as a boy makes map of his room to show his friend the location of the supplies he'll need to care of the boy's hamster while the family goes on vacation. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a room map needs to have.
14) Map my country
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Presents information about the U.S.A. as a country, offering young readers the chance to learn how to make sense of a map of the country as well as how to draw one themselves.
17) Mapping oceans
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Readers learn the value of knowing how to read maps in this resourceful text about a fascinating subject. Maps of oceans reveal important details about a part of the planet humans still know so little about. As readers learn about the creation and interpretation of maps of the ocean, they're introduced to essential science curriculum topics in a fun way. In addition to the accessible and age-appropriate main text, useful diagrams and graphic organizers,...
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"Physical geography is a common feature shown on maps, and it's important for readers to know how to interpret maps that depict the natural world around them. From the informational main text, they gain knowledge of what various symbols mean on a map and how to both read and create maps that show physical geography."--
19) Maps and mapping
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Maps and Mapping introduces different types of maps and helps children understand how they work. Young map makers will learn about compass points, map keys and scales, colors and contours, and will discover how reading maps can yield a wealth of information about both the natural and man-made world.