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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
280L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Grab a map to find out! It can help you learn about how you relate to your surroundings, beginning with your own house and town, and moving out to other territories and countries ... Gives you the language to describe where in the world you are, and examples of how to draw your special places on the planet" --
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Language
English
Description
"A raccoon narrator embarks on a big adventure in this exciting exploration of maps for the youngest readers. Traditional maps of cities, roads, and parks are joined by some less conventional ones such as inside the body, each one methodically introduced with humor and clear explanation. A clever, colorful, and engaging first look at constructing and decoding maps"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Illustrated guide to the formation, geology, and features of planet Earth. Delve beneath the surface of Earth with this pictorial atlas and discover the secrets of our planet. How did planet Earth form? What's under the surface, and how can we see it? Why do volcanoes erupt? What do coasts and caves have in common? What's so important about rocks and soil? All these questions and more are answered in The Earth Atlas - a lavishly illustrated guide...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"If you want to know where you are or where you are going, you can look at a map. Throughout American history, our nation's leaders and citizens were able to use maps for direction and learning. Sometimes these maps were not very accurate, and we can learn about how Americans viewed their world just by looking at the maps they had available. What would our nation look like without the 11 Confederate states? How can we reach the Pacific if there are...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of astounding, fun and beautiful maps explaining everything about Planet Earth (and some other places!). It's a treasure trove of quirky and essential data, presented in fun, fascinating map form. If you want to know where the world's dog and cat breeds come from, what the Earth looked like 170 million years ago, where the best place in the world is to put a solar panel, how to find the hidden scene in the map of the USA, who brings...
8) Map symbols
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
380L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Maps are helpful in getting around, but to use them, you must understand map symbols. What do they mean? Let's find out!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"How long is the drive from Florida to Oregon? What's the shortest route to the picnic? How can you get around a big park without getting lost? Discover the many ways maps can provide information and help solve problems. This first introduction to using maps will help kids build visual literacy skills and navigate their world" --
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate America's grandeur and diversity with more than 75 National Geographic maps, more than 350 color images, 50-plus attention-grabbing graphics, and more. Each state has its own detailed, easy-to-read map plus a brief essay, facts at a glance about population, state capital, statehood date, and the state flag, bird, and flower, as well as highlights unique to the state"--
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Readers will learn about different types of climate maps, such as precipitation maps and temperature maps. They will examine a map of the different climate zones around the world and how they affect the regions. They will even discover some practical reasons that people use climate maps. A follow-up activity allows readers to examine a climate zone map and use it to prepare for an imaginary trip around the world.
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Readers will learn how to use maps to locate the world's oceans, rivers, mountains, and deserts. This graphic-rich book not only explains the important features of physical maps and why people use them, but it teaches the all-important skills of reading maps. From a compass rose and legend, to color coding and latitude and longitude lines, students get a taste for the basics of map reading. A follow-up activity allows students to pinpoint directions...
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Any young reader who has ever wondered about how weather is predicted will be fascinated by this book. It describes the many features of weather maps, from temperature and air pressure markings to wind speed and wind direction symbols. Students will also read about how meteorologists study and predict weather based on the information found in weather maps. A follow-up activity encourages readers to track weather over several days and make a new weather...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
This informative book helps students learn to follow a road map, including using the grid system, legend, and compass rose. Students are also taught to understand and use a scale on a map. Each topic arms students with useful knowledge about reading road maps. A follow-up activity encourages readers to use a map to write directions for a friend.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Which highways pass through Wyoming? How much rain did New Orleans get yesterday? How many people live in Texas? Learn about different kinds of maps and how we use them to understand the places and people around us. This first introduction to types of maps will help kids build visual literacy skills and navigate their world"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An innovative look back through time, Manhattan Maps follows the history of Manhattan Island from its natural formation to the bustling city today. It explores the ways in which nature and people are connected, tracking the people who lived on Manhattan from the Lenape Indians to Dutch settlers hunting for beaver pelts to early Americans and beyond, and how they've (literally) shaped the island (and vice versa). Jen Thermes highlights watershed moments...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
You are planning a huge bike trip, so how can you find out where the mountains and flat lands are? Zoom in on a topographic map to find out. This graphic-heavy and instructive book introduces the reader to the basics of using topographic maps. They are introduced to the way elevations and contours of the land are shown on maps, and how to read the details shown on these maps. A follow-up activity encourages readers to use a contour map to plan a camping...
Author
Series
Devlin Quick mysteries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twelve year old Devlin Quick is determined to bring a thief to justice when someone steals a page out of a rare maps book in the New York Public Library"--
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