Mighty Maps! Facts, Fun and Trivia to Develop Map Skills

Barden, Cindy; Nye, Chris

ISBN 10: 1573100374 / ISBN 13: 9781573100373

Published by Lrnz Crprtn (edition ), 1997

About this Item

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience. Workbook.

Seller Inventory # 1573100374-11-1-42

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mighty Maps! Facts, Fun and Trivia to Develop Map Skills
• Publisher: Lrnz Crprtn (edition )
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1573100374
• ISBN 13: 9781573100373
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Teach students the language of maps and watch them discover the world! Here are the basics of reading maps along with using a compass; reading latitude and longitude; drawing map symbols; using time zone maps and understanding political, physical, road, city, weather, product maps and much more. Following directions today will prepare your students for tomorrow's travels!

Chapters Include: Introduction to Maps, Maps and Globes, Using an Atlas, Directions, Using a Map Grid, Latitude and Longitude, Time Zones, Map Scales and Distance, Direction and Distance, Map Keys, Road Maps, Mileage Charts, Political Maps, City Maps, Inset Maps, Physical Maps, Specialty Maps, Appendix, Answer Key

About the Author

Cindy Barden began working as a full-time free-lance author and educational consultant in 1990 after a career in Personnel Administration and Management. "Once my two sons, Aaron and Jay, were grown, I was able to devote my time to doing what I love best--writing."

Cindy received her English degree from the University of Wisconsin--Oshkosh. She has written educational activity books, short stories, poetry and news articles. Cindy designs word puzzles and games for a number of publications.

Cindy and her husband, Ross, live in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. They enjoy working together on projects around the house. When she isn't' writing, Cindy enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, Devan and Tori; reading; watching the Green Bay Packers win; making jigsaw puzzles and collecting trivia.