The Changing Face of Maps
| AUTHOR | Cooke, Tim |
| PUBLISHER | Crabtree Classics (05/30/2017) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
This informative book offers an introduction to the basics of maps and their different uses. A brief chronological history of maps and mapping gives readers an understanding of how maps have evolved over time. Readers will discover that advances in technologies have changed the format of maps from flat outlines to digital 3-D images with pop-up information in augmented reality.
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780778732211
ISBN-10:
0778732215
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
32
Carton Quantity:
30
Product Dimensions:
8.10 x 0.30 x 10.10 inches
Weight:
0.80 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Maps,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work/Are Made
Juvenile Nonfiction | Places - General
Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Geography
Grade Level:
5th Grade
- 8th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
912
Library of Congress Control Number:
2016058595
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This informative book offers an introduction to the basics of maps and their different uses. A brief chronological history of maps and mapping gives readers an understanding of how maps have evolved over time. Readers will discover that advances in technologies have changed the format of maps from flat outlines to digital 3-D images with pop-up information in augmented reality.
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Author:
Cooke, Tim
Tim Cooke is a graduate of Oxford University. He has worked in children's publishing for over 20 years as an author and editor. Among his publications as writer or editor are numerous sets about military history, particularly the American Revolution, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Vietnam War. He has also written widely about general history, including How to Change the World With a Ball of String (Scholastic, 2011).
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