| Maps and Globes Contributor(s): Knowlton, Jack (Author), Barton, Harriet (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064460495 ISBN-13: 9780064460491 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1986 Annotation: Maps and globes can take you anywhere -- to the top of the tallest mountain on earth or the bottom of the deepest ocean. Maps tell you about the world: where various countries are located, where the jungles and deserts are, even how to find your way around your own hometown. If you take a fancy to any place on earth, you can go there today and still be home in time for dinner. So open a map, spin a globe. The wide world awaits you. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Geography - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Nonfiction | Travel |
| Dewey: 912 |
| LCCN: 85047537 |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Series: Reading Rainbow Books |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 8" W x 9.3" (0.38 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 16199 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This comprehensive look at geography and the environment, Maps and Globes, can take you anywhere--to the top of the tallest mountain on earth or the bottom of the deepest ocean. Maps tell you about the world: where various countries are located, where the jungles and deserts are, even how to find your way around your own hometown. If you take a fancy to any place on earth, you can go there today and still be home in time for dinner. So open a map, spin a globe. The wide world awaits you. Supports the Common Core State Standards |
Contributor Bio(s): Knowlton, Jack: - Jack Knowlton was born in Florida. He is a free-lance writer living in New York City and is the author of Geography from A to Z and Maps and Globes, which was featured on Reading Rainbow. |