This engaging book, using over forty magnificent color reproductions of antique and new maps, and written in clear, lively prose, shows how maps have evolved over centuries, beginning with a Babylonian etching on a clay tablet and ending with a radar image taken from the space shuttle Endeavor. Young geographers - and readers of all ages - will be riveted by the adventures of real-life explorers, scientists, and mapmakers, including Ptolemy, Cheng Ho, Columbus, and the many modern cartographers.
About the Author
Yvette La Pierre Yvette La Pierre is the author of the highly acclaimed Native American Rock Art: Messages from the Past. A former editor of National Parks magazine, she lives in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Mapping a Changing World,Yvette Lapierre,Nancy Kober,Charlesbridge Publishing,0965030849,Cartography,Children's 4-8 - History - General,Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction,History - General,Juvenile literature,Map drawing,Maps,Maps & Road Atlases,Science/Mathematics,Travel
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