Ultimate Mapping Guide for Kids
Ultimate Mapping Guide for Kids by Justin Miles, published by Firefly Books in 2016, is an illustrated resource designed to equip young readers with essential map-reading skills. This 96-page book offers a comprehensive approach to understanding maps, encouraging children to create their own cartographic works and embark on navigating adventures. The content is structured logically, featuring expert instruction, engaging learning projects, and practical tips to enhance outdoor experiences.
Readers will discover a wealth of information on various topics, including longitude and latitude, satellite navigation, and how to read different types of maps. The book includes clear definitions of terms and helpful illustrations to aid comprehension. With its focus on geography and outdoor activities, Ultimate Mapping Guide for Kids serves as a valuable tool for youth organizations, geocaching groups, and campers, making it an engaging choice for young explorers eager to learn about the world around them.
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Being able to read a map and find your way is an essential lifetime skill.
Ultimate Mapping Guide for Kids gives youngsters all of the tools they need to understand maps, make their own cartographic creations, and even head out on navigating adventures. Getting lost will be a thing of the past.
This book is laid out in a logical order and is packed to the brim with expert instruction, learning projects (make your own contour map), top tips (e.g., always carry pencil and paper along with a GPS) and safety warnings. Even the page margins are put to use and filled with topical references for easy navigation and fascinating facts, such as “The Babylonians first mapped the stars over 2,500 years ago.”
Ultimate Mapping Guide for Kids contains clear concise text that explains technical topics like longitude and latitude, satellite navigation, bathymetric maps, how to read grid maps, and how to make a scale map of your house and yard. Every term is defined and illustrations offer clarity.
Ultimate Mapping Guide for Kids is a practical purchase for youth organizations, geocaching groups and campers. Young readers will find it fascinating — reluctant readers especially. They might even turn off the electronics, and get outside.
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