Remarkable Maps: Latitude
Remarkable Maps: Latitude
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This book of stunning maps is packed with fascinating facts, wonderful wildlife, and extraordinary stories that young readers will love getting lost in
Discover the history of humankind from a new perspective. This fascinating first snapshot of the world’s past, present, and future presents the world through the lens of latitude.
Traveling north to south, kids will explore how great ideas spread around the globe from the earliest civilizations through to the industrial revolution, how climate has impacted people from the equator to the poles, and how wildlife has adapted.
Featuring ten detailed maps, including:
- The Arctic Circle
- Northern Lights
- Pioneers of Culture
- Trade and Travel
- Tropic of Cancer
- Equator
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Oceans and Deserts
- Fire and Ice
- The Antarctic Circle
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Philip Parker was born in Liverpool, England. He studied history at Cambridge and International Relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna, Italy, before working in the British Diplomatic Service. He has a particular interest in ancient and medieval political and military systems and is the author of The Northmen’s Fury: A History of the Viking World, The Empire Stops Here: A Journey Around the Frontiers of the Roman World, and the DK Eyewitness Companion Guide to World History. Bill Bragg is an award-winning British artist and illustrator known for his atmospheric images. He graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2005 and is a co-founder of the narrative art magazine and collective LE GUN. He has illustrated novels by Franz Kafka and Herman Melville for the Folio Society, and his work regularly appears in The Guardian and The New Yorker.
PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN: 9781419790201
Publisher: Magic Cat
Pub Date: 20261027
Height: 9.5 inches
Width: 12 inches
No. of Pages: 32
Illustrations: Full-color illustrations throughout
Category: JUVENILE NONFICTION/Reference/Atlases
Category: JUVENILE NONFICTION/Places/General
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