The Book Depository Maps and Globes by Jack Knowlton
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Description: Maps and Globes : Paperback : Harper Collins Publishers Inc : 9780064460491 : 0064460495 : 23 May 1986 : A brief history of mapmaking, a simple explanation of how to read maps and globes, and an introduction to the many different kinds of maps there are. The Book Depository Maps and Globes by Jack Knowlton - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780064460491
MPN: 0064460495
GTIN: 9780064460491
Author: Habiba
Rating: 5
Review: I bought this to introduce into Geography lessons. I think it would be better suited for 7 years plus, but it is nice to have on the side for reference. Has lovely pictures with explanations on each page.
Author: mysticrose7
Rating: 4
Review: I bought this title to help introduce my son to map skills. It is very informative and written at a child's level; I am quite pleased with that aspect of the book. The one problem I have with it is that it repeats the legend that everyone thought the earth was flat up until 500 years ago, when Columbus and Magellan finally proved otherwise (see pp. 6-11). Though we probably all heard that one while growing up (I certainly did) it has been debunked (see the book _Inventing the Flat Earth_). The ancient Greeks first figured out that the earth was round when they noted that it casts a round shadow on the moon during an eclipse and that ships seem to move downward as they disappear over the horizon. By Columbus' time all learned people actually knew the earth was round; they only disputed his theory that traveling west rather than east would prove to be a "shortcut" to the Indies. Anyway, I just wanted to warn parents about that bit of misinformation since none of the other reviewers mention it. It's actually understandable since the book is copyright 1985; AFAIK the research debunking the "Everyone was a flat earther until five centuries ago" notion was done after that. Still, there's a lot of good information about maps otherwise so you may still wish to use the book and just explain the error or skip over those pages.
