Overview
This picture glossary is the perfect book to help young kids begin to learn about Earth’s geography! From A (as in archipelago) to Z (as in zone), it features over sixty clear and concise definitions with beautiful full-color illustrations and maps. Have you ever wondered what a badland is What about a gulch Do you know what an isthmus is Or a seamount What about the difference between a plateau and a plain, or a knob and a knoll Well look no further. This broad introduction to the fascinating world around us explores our planet’s physical features from the highest mountain peak to the deepest ocean trench. The team behind Maps & Globes proves that geography can indeed be an adventure. This picture glossary, filled with accessible information to help children better understand geography and the environment, was praised by Kirkus as “an attractive introduction to geography’s rich vocabulary.”
Full Product Details
Author: Jack Knowlton ,
Harriett Barton
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperCollins
Edition: Harper Trophy ed
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 0.10cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.180kg
ISBN: 9780064460996
ISBN 10: 0064460991
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 02 August 1997
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
An attractive introduction to geography's rich vocabulary; it should also be an inspiration to budding word-collectors --Kirkus Reviews This resource will be valuable for young geographers. --ALA Booklist
"""This resource will be valuable for young geographers."" -- ALA Booklist ""An attractive introduction to geography's rich vocabulary; it should also be an inspiration to budding word-collectors"" -- Kirkus Reviews"
Sixty-two words - from archipelago to zone - with brier, clear definitions amplified in large, full-color illustrations and maps. By and large, the definitions are accurate, although a sound is not always a long, broad ocean inlet that is roughly parallel to the coast. Many more synonyms and related words are included within the definitions (e.g., cataract and cascade under waterfall ); unfortunately, there is no index to provide access to these, so that - for example - the reader would have to look under meander to find oxbow lakes. Still, this is an attractive introduction to geography's rich vocabulary; it should also be an inspiration to budding word-collectors. (Kirkus Reviews)
An attractive introduction to geography's rich vocabulary; it should also be an inspiration to budding word-collectors --Kirkus Reviews
This resource will be valuable for young geographers. --ALA Booklist An attractive introduction to geography's rich vocabulary; it should also be an inspiration to budding word-collectors --Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Jack Knowlton was born in Florida. He is a free-lance writer living in New York City and is the author of Geography from A to Z and Maps and Globes, which was featured on Reading Rainbow.
