Dean Robbins

The Shape of Things: How Mapmakers Picture Our World -- Dean Robbins, Hardcover

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How did the first people explore the land they lived on? How did civilizations expand their boundaries and chart courses into new lands? Learn about the history of cartography across cultures in this ode to mapmaking through the ages.

Join history's first mapmakers as they explore the wonders of the world! In these pages, you'll find the tools ancient people used to depict their surroundings, methods different cartographers developed to survey new lands, and how we've arrived at modern mapmaking today. Above all else, the thread that runs throughout thousands of years of civilization is the spirit of exploration that helps us measure the shape of things around us, the world we all share.

Author: Dean Robbins
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/20/2024
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9780593479254
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/06/2024
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2024

About the Author
Dean Robbins is a journalist and children's book author. His previous books include, The Fastest Girl on Earth!, Two Friends; Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, Miss Paul and the President, and Margaret and the Moon. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his family.

Matt Tavares is a New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of over twenty titles. His books have been featured in: ALA Notable, Parents' Choice Gold Awards, and twelve were chosen for the Society of Illustrators Original Art exhibit. His artwork has been exhibited at the Brandywine River Museum, the Eric Carle Museum, and the Mazza Museum. Matt lives in Maine with his wife, Sarah, and their two daughters.

Product Tags:

Ages 4-8, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, Cartography - History, Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction, Dean Robbins, Earth Sciences, Exploration & Discovery, Grades 1-3, Hardcover, History, Juvenile Nonfiction, Matt Tavares, PreK, Science & Nature

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