Synopses & Reviews
In this inside look at the world of maps, charts, and globes, readers follow guide Suki West, a daredevil cartographer who scales mountains and sails the seas. This personalized tour through the basics of maps and mapping from ancient times to the present day reveals important and sometimes
surprising facts. Readers will discover how to map countries, mountains, oceans, and space as well as their own local environment. With lift-up flaps and superb images, this exciting reference will help children find their way around the world.
Review
The Washington Post Every child should have access to a globe and a junior atlas. But the handy, new, interactive book Maps and Mapping,, by Jinny Johnson, can help ensure that those aids don't just sit and gather dust…Lift-up flaps and foldouts keep things interesting.
About the Author
Jinny Johnson has written and edited several titles on natural history and the human body. She is also the author of Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Senses.