Maps and Globes (Reading Rainbow Book)
by Jack Knowlton
Book Summary Information
Author: Jack KnowltonIllustrator: Harriet Barton
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1986-05-23
ISBN: 0064460495
Number of pages: 48
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product features:
- ISBN13: 9780064460491
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of Maps and Globes (Reading Rainbow Book)
Book Review: "Learning from and Enjoying Maps"
Summary: 5 Stars
While written for youth, this is a very good introduction to maps. It is especially useful because it informs young readers that maps are not always accurate. The historic discussion helps to bring students to the present in terms of how maps, in general, evolved. Comparison of globes and flat maps is very instructive. I would have
said more about the utility of Mercator and similar maps (especially rhumb lines, shortest distances), but the Greenland/South America discussion is on target. I would have included another map -- the Western and Eastern Hemisphere and related cartographic data to Old and New World -- it introduces what young students will learn in later classes. Measurement on maps is effectively dealt with, but it is important to distinguish
the 'naturalness' of the Equator from the 'arbitrariness' of the Prime Meridian. Nice coverage of South America, but it might be more useful to put the pair of maps opposite each other. Authors should avoid referring to the land area as 'dry' land. It could be confusing. Imre Sutton, retired prof., geography, Cal. State Univ., Fullerton.
Summary of Maps and Globes (Reading Rainbow Book)
Maps and globes can take you anywhere -- to the top of the tallest mountain on earth or the bottom of the deepest ocean. Maps tell you about the world: where various countries are located, where the jungles and deserts are, even how to find your way around your own hometown. If you take a fancy to any place on earth, you can go there today and still be home in time for dinner. So open a map, spin a globe. The wide world awaits you.
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