Description
About the book. The Maps Book explores the history of maps, their uses, and their many forms of expression. Jo Bourne and Lonely Planet Kids take the reader from early depictions of the world to digital maps and maps on mobile phones. Historical photographs, illustrations, and examples show how maps can be used to explore and explain places.
Content. The book covers weather maps, transport maps, topographic maps, geological maps, and population maps, among others. A dedicated section on symbols, scale, latitude and longitude, grids, and contour lines offers an introduction to map reading. Examples such as John Snow’s 1854 cholera map appear alongside GPS, three-dimensional mapping, and maps from literature and games. Readers also get a look at the process of making their own maps.
Who is this book suitable for? For children who enjoy maps, geography, history, and visual explanations. The book can offer new perspectives on a familiar city map or inspire readers to look for what information different maps choose to show. This is a hardcover non-fiction book from 2023 with 160 pages, in English. It can be read by topic or used as a starting point for exploring maps together at home.
Read together and discover more. Read together with an adult who can help with English words, and let the child choose a topic to explore further. Take one spread at a time, and allow time to study the images before moving on in the text. Talk about similarities and differences between what you see, and connect the reading to something the child already knows. Flip back to favourite pages and find a new detail or question to explore further. A short reading session can spark many conversations, especially when the child gets to point out what catches their curiosity. Feel free to use a map or another book alongside it to place a location or topic in a bigger context. Alternate between reading aloud and describing the illustrations in Norwegian, to make new English terms easier to understand.
About this edition. English book, published 2023. 160 pages. ISBN 9781837580088.
