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Where am I?: the story of maps and navigation

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Publisher:
Stoddart Kids
Pub. Date:
1997
Language:
English
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If you want to find your place on Earth, where must you look? Who were the first ancient mapmakers? What is the Chinese south-pointing carriage? How did Christianity influence mapmaking? Where Am I? is the fascinating story of how people began to chart the physical world and their place in it. Richly illustrated with meticulous drawings, it takes readers on a journey of their own. From Babylonia to Scandinavia, North America to China, Greece to Polynesia, ingenious methods and inventions will delight all those who marvel at the human spirit of adventure and ties to home.
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ISBN:
9780773758360
9782896118557
9780773762206
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 7.4, 2 Points
Lexile measure:
IG: Illustrated Guide 960L
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1997
2023
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Cartographie -- Histoire -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Cartography -- History -- Juvenile literature
Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature
Découvertes géographiques -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Electronic books
Geography -- History -- Juvenile literature
Géographie -- Histoire -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
History
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Literature
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Where am I? : the story of maps and navigation
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Discoveries in geography
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Histoire
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