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Product Identifiers

PublisherWelbeck Publishing Group LTD.

ISBN-10180338042X

ISBN-139781803380421

eBay Product ID (ePID)19057270182

Product Key Features

Book TitleMarvelous Maps : Our Changing World in 40 Amazing Maps

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicReference / Atlases, Social Science / Customs, Traditions, Anthropology

Publication Year2023

IllustratorEsteves, Margarida, Yes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorSimon Kuestenmacher

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length9 in

Item Width13.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Grade FromThird Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Table Of ContentMaps include: The World as 100 People * How We Travel the World * How our Data Travels * Bird Migration Map * Map of Landscape Terms * Marco Polo's Travels * The World is a Cat (Playing with Australia) * Who Brings the Christmas Gifts? * How to find Kentucky * The Moon Exploration Map on a Football Pitch * Everything Fits in the Pacific * Elephants Across the Alps * Map of the Odyssey * Dogs of the World * The Black Marble Map * Travel Times in 1914 * Travel Times in 2021 * The Point Nemo Map * The Dolphin Map of the World * Where Can I Dig to Another Country? * Lighthouses of Europe * Peak Mongol Vs Peak Roman Empire * How to Power the World With Solar * The World Without Soccer * It Takes a World to Make a Pizza * Disgusting foods of the world * A Map of Snoring * Flying from Today to Tomorrow * Map of time zones * The Longest Journey you can Walk * The World's Remotest Spot * Meat Eaters around the World * The Population of Russia * Pluto on Australia * The Distant Past World Map * The Distant Future World Map * Where can you see the Northern Lights? * Where is Closer to London or Paris? * All the World's Water * Cats of the World

SynopsisA collection of astounding, fun and beautiful maps explaining everything about Planet Earth (and some other places!). It's a treasure trove of quirky and essential data, presented in fun, fascinating map form. If you want to know where the world's dog and cat breeds come from, what the Earth looked like 170 million years ago, where the best place in the world is to put a solar panel, how to find the hidden scene in the map of the USA, who brings Christmas presents across Europe, and even what the Earth looks like to dolphins, then this is the book for you! Marvelous Maps contains a wealth of fascinating facts about our world, told in unique map form. From nature to history, and from mythology to technology, these beautifully illustrated maps bring all kinds of information to life. Inside, you'll discover: · Why you have to travel the world to make a pepperoni pizza · How much of the moon Neil Armstrong explored · Why the world looks like a cat playing with Australia · How Odysseus made his legendary journey · Where the world's dogs and cats come from · Where to see the Northern Lights ...and much more., Explore our world as you've never seen it before! This is a treasure trove of quirky and essential data, presented in fun, fascinating map form - everything from the travels of Marco Polo to a map of the world's most disgusting food., A collection of astounding, fun and beautiful maps explaining everything about Planet Earth (and some other places!). It's a treasure trove of quirky and essential data, presented in fun, fascinating map form. If you want to know where the world's dog and cat breeds come from, what the Earth looked like 170 million years ago, where the best place in the world is to put a solar panel, how to find the hidden scene in the map of the USA, who brings Christmas presents across Europe, and even what the Earth looks like to dolphins, then this is the book for you! Marvelous Maps contains a wealth of fascinating facts about our world, told in unique map form. From nature to history, and from mythology to technology, these beautifully illustrated maps bring all kinds of information to life. Inside, you'll discover: - Why you have to travel the world to make a pepperoni pizza - How much of the moon Neil Armstrong explored - Why the world looks like a cat playing with Australia - How Odysseus made his legendary journey - Where the world's dogs and cats come from - Where to see the Northern Lights ...and much more.