Searchlight Books – What Do You Know About Maps?
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Lerner Classroom 2017
Ages 8-11 Introduce intermediate and upper-elementary readers to all kinds of maps, from political and topographic to climate and economic maps—even maps on a GPS! Each chapter deals with a specific topic related to maps, and informative captions encourage readers to think critically about how different types are used by closely examining the features of each.
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Booklist
Whether pulling up a map on your phone or going old-school and referencing a travel guide, neither will be much use without the skills to interpret it. The books in the Searchlight Books: What Do You Know about Maps? series set out to teach readers how to navigate a wide range of maps and point out just why they might want to. Each introduces common map elements, such as scale, keys, and the compass rose, as it shows a specific type of map at work. Climate Maps demonstrates how different colors might be used on a map to indicate a region’s average temperature or rainfall, taking care to differentiate between climate and weather. Agriculture, industry, and population data are on display in Economic and Resource Maps, which includes tips on finding reliable, up-to-date maps online. Readers wishing to learn where countries, states, and cities are located will want to pick up Political Maps; it explains ways colors and symbols can be used (stars for capitals, dots for cities). Road Maps and GPS walks readers through pointing out that physical maps can prove handy in areas with spotty cell-phone service. Clean layouts nicely balance colorful graphics and white space, and each volume ends with an exercise to test readers’ newfound map skills.
Whether pulling up a map on your phone or going old-school and referencing a travel guide, neither will be much use without the skills to interpret it. The books in the Searchlight Books: What Do You Know about Maps? series set out to teach readers how to navigate a wide range of maps and point out just why they might want to. Each introduces common map elements, such as scale, keys, and the compass rose, as it shows a specific type of map at work. Climate Maps demonstrates how different colors might be used on a map to indicate a region’s average temperature or rainfall, taking care to differentiate between climate and weather. Agriculture, industry, and population data are on display in Economic and Resource Maps, which includes tips on finding reliable, up-to-date maps online. Readers wishing to learn where countries, states, and cities are located will want to pick up Political Maps; it explains ways colors and symbols can be used (stars for capitals, dots for cities). Road Maps and GPS walks readers through pointing out that physical maps can prove handy in areas with spotty cell-phone service. Clean layouts nicely balance colorful graphics and white space, and each volume ends with an exercise to test readers’ newfound map skills.