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In an uncertain and rapidly changing world, there is a palpable longing to get back in touch with the best that America was and can be. We need to hear again and again the stories that define us as a people, the tales that express who we are and where we come from.
Cape Cod matches 100 of acclaimed photographer Stephen Gorman's superb wilderness images with selections from Henry David Thoreau's classic reflections of his travels on the Cape. In Cape Cod, Thoreau describes the hardscrabble lives of the fishermen, salvagers and ship captains whose fates are inextricalby tied to the depths. And as he turns his back to the land, he realizes that the sea is the greatest wilderness he will ever experience, a bewitching world where towering sand dunes and open ocean collide.
The result of this powerful collaboration across the centuries is not only a stunning evocation of enduring beauty, but also a deeply moving and surprisingly contemporary testimonial to the necessity of preserving both our cherished natural landscapes and the ways of life they support.
Nearly a century and a half after Thoreau's death he remains a feisty and yet appealing companion, a high-spirited fellow traveler, always ready with a pun, a pithy comment or a memorable insight.
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"Excellent resource for an inquiry learning format." Gifted Education News
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"Will provide you with skills and inspiration." Voyaging
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"A delightful exploration of how humans through the ages have...sought to depict and measure the world." The Why Files: Science Behind the News
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"A remarkable account of navigation and the problems presented to the early sailors." Ted Jones, commodore of the Joshua Slocum Society
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"This book has it all: history, science, math, inventions, vocabulary, art, diversity, and laughs!" Cousteau Kids
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"Lively text . . . a handy resource." VOYA Magazine
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"Information-packed resources." Curriculum Connections (School Library Journal supplement)
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"This delightful mix of science, history, and adventure makes the perfect basis for a unit study on navigation or as an adjunct to a unit on exploration." Eclectic Homeschool Online
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- How do people find their way through jungles without getting lost?
- Why did the Vikings use ravens to navigate the cold waters of the Atlantic?
- What environment is the most challenging to navigate?
- Why did the discovery of longitude change history?
- What famous children's book author made major contributions to the study of desert navigation?
Travel through the past and into the future to explore the history of human navigation, from the crude maps of early explorers to the satellite-based Global Positioning System of today. This guide to learning about geography, trade routes over land and sea, and navigational tools and people who used them, is supplemented with 15 hands-on projects and educational activities to expand world view and build navigational confidence.
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Children will learn all about inventions: their inventors, the way they changed history, and their evolution over centuries, through the activities and anecdotes provided in this interactive series. Travel through the past and into the future to explore the history of human navigation, from the crude maps of early explorers to the satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) of today. This guide to learning about geography, trade routes over land and sea, and navigational tools and people who used them, is supplemented with 15 hands-on projects and educational activities to expand world view and build navigational confidence.
Synopsis
Children will learn all about inventions: their inventors, the way they changed history, and their evolution over centuries, through the activities and anecdotes provided in this interactive series.
Travel through the past and into the future to explore the history of human navigation, from the crude maps of early explorers to the satellite-based Global Positioning System of today. This guide to learning about geography, trade routes over land and sea, and navigational tools and people who used them, is supplemented with 15 hands-on projects and educational activities to expand world view and build navigational confidence.
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"Excellent resource for an inquiry learning format." Gifted Education News"Will provide you with skills and inspiration." Voyaging"A delightful exploration of how humans through the ages have...sought to depict and measure the world." The Why Files: Science Behind the News"A remarkable account of navigation and the problems presented to the early sailors." Ted Jones, commodore of the Joshua Slocum Society"This book has it all: history, science, math, inventions, vocabulary, art, diversity, and laughs!" Cousteau Kids"Lively text . . . a handy resource." VOYA Magazine"Information-packed resources." Curriculum Connections (School Library Journal supplement)"This delightful mix of science, history, and adventure makes the perfect basis for a unit study on navigation or as an adjunct to a unit on exploration." Eclectic Homeschool Online