Maps and mapping for Canadian kids
By: Laura Peetoom & Paul Heersink
Contributors: Heersink, Paul
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9781443104937
Subjects: Cartographie; Lecture de cartes; Cartography; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Cartes geographiques; Maps; Map reading; Juvenile literature
Description: "Did you know that early maps were drawn on animal skin or cloth -- even birch bark? People have always found ways to show where they are, where they've been and where they would like to go. A map helps us find our way around an unfamiliar place and shows us new information about places we may already know. Learn about the features of a map ; understand orientation and navigation ; find out about Canada's mapping history ; create your own maps.""--Page 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: What is a map?; title: Getting the picture: Scale, Symbols, Specialty maps, Colour; title: Mapping Canada; title: Where in the world?: Cardinal directions, Orientation, Navigation, GPS navigation; title: Sizing things up; title: Make your own map; title: Showing what we know.