"From the critically acclaimed author of The Book of M, a highly imaginative thriller about a young woman who discovers that a strange map in her deceased father's belongings holds an incredible, deadly secret--one that will lead her on an extraordinary adventure and to the truth about her family's dark history. What is the purpose of a map? Nell Young's whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her father, Dr. Daniel Young, is a legend in the...

"Need help getting around your new neighborhood or school? A map can help! Learn how to make your own, and you'll be a pro at getting around a new place in no time! This interactive introduction to map-making will help kids build visual literacy skills and navigate their world"--

What is a map? What is a globe? And what are the differences? Maps & Globes teaches students to understand and identify the different parts of maps and globes from lines of latitude and longitude, to hemispheres and poles. Students will also learn the significance of location. By describing a globe as a model of the Earth, and then by comparing a globe to a flat world map, students will gain insight into how flat maps distort size, shape and distance...

Examines the pivotal relationship between mapping and civilization, demonstrating the unique ways that maps relate and realign history, and shares engaging cartography stories and map lore.

From dragons and serpents to many-armed beasts that preyed on ships and sailors alike, sea monsters have terrified mariners across all ages and cultures and have become the subject of many tall tales from the sea. Accounts of these creatures have also inspired cartographers and mapmakers, many of whom began decorating their maps with them to indicate unexplored areas or areas about which little was known. Whether swimming vigorously, gamboling amid...

"In 1784 Thomas Jefferson presented Congress with an audacious scheme to reshape the territory of the young United States: All western lands, he proposed, would be inscribed with a titanic rectilinear grid, aligned with the points of the compass. Why did the author of the Declaration of Independence set out to transform the landscape of North America into an abstract mathematical dreamland? Historian and writer Amir Alexander compellingly argues that...

Shows how to use maps to display the weather, including information about physical features, climate maps, and plate tectonics.

"Mathematician Paulina Rowińska leads us across the globe to discover the myriad connections between math and maps, and how they've shaped not just our sense of space but our worldview."--

Shows how to use maps to navigate the world, including information about projections, political borders, and physical features.