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Small Worlds: Maps and Mapmaking [Hardcover]

Karen Roano-Young (Author), Ingo Fast (Illustrator)
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Grade 7 Up-Young begins by describing a flight in to Chicago's O'Hare Airport and how a map of the terminal (shown in full-page illustration) helped her get through the huge building and find her connecting gate. This incident sets the tone for the rest of the book, which, through numerous color drawings, reproductions, and photographs, takes readers on a tour of the many different kinds of maps that help people to navigate neighborhoods, cities, states, the globe, or even outer space. The technical aspects of cartography such as the use of scale, color, and overlays are explained, again with ample illustrations and examples. This book also gives a history of mapmaking and shows all the difficulties that early geographers encountered when attempting to create a graphic representation of the world. How scientists in the 1700s solved the problem of charting longitude is also explained. This is a worthy addition to any geography section. Barbara Taylor's Maps and Mapping (Kingfisher, 1993) is a good choice for younger readers.
David Pauli, Hillsboro Public Library, OR
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must for every family home library, Jan 1 2003
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"Every map tells a story," and this colorful and engaging tour of the world of maps tells dozens of stories about maps, mapmaking, and mapmakers. There are ancient maps, subway maps, a map of the location of dogs in the author's neighborhood (she hates to be chased when she jogs), weather maps, relief maps, maps of the stars (both celestial and Hollywood), and a map of the brain. The writing style is both informal and informative. If only all science and social studies textbooks were written this well!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must for every family home library, Jan 1 2003
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This review is from: Small Worlds: Maps and Mapmaking (Hardcover)
"Every map tells a story," and this colorful and engaging tour of the world of maps tells dozens of stories about maps, mapmaking, and mapmakers. There are ancient maps, subway maps, a map of the location of dogs in the author's neighborhood (she hates to be chased when she jogs), weather maps, relief maps, maps of the stars (both celestial and Hollywood), and a map of the brain. The writing style is both informal and informative. If only all science and social studies textbooks were written this well!
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