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Author
Publisher
Rand McNally
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Pinpoint the best in the best: America's national parks. With essential information and tips, hundreds of photos and maps, and a complete road atlas, this guide is all you need to have extraordinary park experiences. A four-color, 132-page National Park Guide details the best of the best in each park---from trails, drives, and natural wonders to programs, museums, and lodges. Hundreds of photos capture the essence of each park. Park inset maps highlight...
Author
Language
English
Description
Jennings takes listeners on a world tour of geogeeks from the London Map Fair to the bowels of the Library of Congress, from the prepubescent geniuses at the National Geographic Bee to the computer programmers at Google Earth. Each chapter delves into a different aspect of map culture. He also considers the ways in which cartography has shaped history, suggesting that the impulse to make and read maps is as relevant today as it has ever been.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains and demonstrates key mapping concepts, discussing the use of symbols, legends, a compass, scale, landmarks, and gridlines, along with instructions for making a map of a bedroom.
16) The last mile
Author
Series
Blood ties volume 2
Language
English
Description
"When Abigail Holland awakes to the sound of a nighttime intruder in her rambling Denver Victorian, she knows exactly what the black shrouded figure is after--the map she recently inherited from her grandfather. Whoever he is, the man who grapples with her, then escapes, is willing to kill for the location of a treasure King Farrell hunted for more than ten years. The Devil's Gold has claimed hundreds of lives, and it was her grandfather's obsession....
Author
Language
English
Description
From the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating story of the father of modern geology In 1793, William Smith, the orphan son of a village blacksmith, made a startling discovery that was to turn the science of geology on its head. While surveying the route for a canal near Bath, he noticed that the fossils found in one layer of the rocks he was excavating were very different from those found in another. And out...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A new atlas of Christian history has been needed for many years. Now, Fortress Press is pleased to offer the Atlas of Christian History from acclaimed author and editor Tim Dowley. The Atlas of Christian History is built new from the ground up. Featuring more than fifty new maps, graphics, and timelines, the atlas is a necessary companion to any study of Christian history. Concise, helpful text, written by acknowledged authorities, guide the experience...
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