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Sanborn Maps
Founded in 1867 by D. A. Sanborn, the Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. The maps provide a wealth of information, such as building outline, size and shape. Come explore Illinois's rich and diverse building history.
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Ever wonder what crops grow in North Carolina? Or which state park is nearest to your home? Economic and resource maps show what natural resources are in a place and how people in that place earn money. They can also include data about industries. But how do you use these maps? And what goes into the process of creating them? Read on to become...
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This informative book teaches readers about the seven continents and how to recognize them on maps. Through supportive text, vibrant images, and a helpful glossary, index, and table of contents, readers will learn about map basics like the compass rose, a scale, and a legend.
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"It's a big country, and National Geographic wants to make sure youngsters have what they need to understand it. That's why we've fully revised and updated this colorful and fact-filled United States atlas. Each of the easy-to-read maps has been custom designed for children, and full-color photographs supplement the lively text and make people, places, and natural wonders come to life." -- Back cover.
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Readers will learn about different types of climate maps, such as precipitation maps and temperature maps. They will examine a map of the different climate zones around the world and how they affect the regions. They will even discover some practical reasons that people use climate maps. A follow-up activity allows readers to examine a climate zone map and use it to prepare for an imaginary trip around the world.
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Any young reader who has ever wondered about how weather is predicted will be fascinated by this book. It describes the many features of weather maps, from temperature and air pressure markings to wind speed and wind direction symbols. Students will also read about how meteorologists study and predict weather based on the information found in weather maps. A follow-up activity encourages readers to track weather over several days and make a new weather...
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"Need help getting around your new neighborhood or school? A map can help! Learn how to make your own, and you'll be a pro at getting around a new place in no time! This interactive introduction to map-making will help kids build visual literacy skills and navigate their world"--
11) Map My State
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Follow along as a boy makes a map of places to see on a trip to Texas. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a state map needs to have and how to find the information.
13) Map my room
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Watch as a boy makes map of his room to show his friend the location of the supplies he'll need to care of the boy's hamster while the family goes on vacation. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a room map needs to have.
14) Map my home
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Boy makes a map of his home showing fire escape routes.
15) Map my continent
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Shows how to draw a map of North America.
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Take a tour of the United Kingdom as you've never seen it before in this fully illustrated set of county maps. Travel through England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and meet the incredible people born there, learn about its proud history, and discover ancient castles, modern feats of engineering and natural highlights while you revel in the nation's curiosities, from the spectacular, to the quirky, to the downright strange! A fabulous introduction...
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What kind of map would you use to enter the exciting sport of orienteering? How about if you needed to drive from San Diego to San Francisco? Or if you wanted to see which parts of Earth are covered in taiga? This indispensable volume offers lower elementary students an introduction to the most commonly used kinds of maps. It is chock-full of examples of various sorts of maps and offers clear explanations of the advantages of each type.
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