The Geography Book: Activities for Exploring, Mapping, and Enjoying Your World

Get to Know the Earth's Many Forms with Dozens of Fun and EasyProjects

From finding directions by the stars, to mapping your neighborhood,to making an earthquake in a box, you'll have a great time learningabout the world with The Geography Book. You'll find out how todetermine location on the Earth, how maps can provide us with awide range of information, how different landforms were created,how water has helped shape the Earth, and much more.

Using simple materials you'll be able to find around the house orin your neighborhood, you'll be able to create things like a giantcompass rose, a balloon globe, a contour potato, a map puzzle, anda tornado in a jar. So get ready for a fascinating trip around theglobe.

• First Earth Encyclopedia (DK First Reference)
• First Space Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to Our Galaxy and Beyond (DK First Reference)
• Medieval Tales
• The Random House Book of Fairy Tales
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• Why is Art Full of Naked People?: And other vital questions about art
• Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters (Bright Ideas for Learning)
• Child's Introduction to Poetry: Listen While You Learn About the Magic Words That Have Moved Mountains, Won Battles, and Made Us Laugh and Cry (Child's Introduction Series)
• The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance (Second Revised Edition) (Vol. 2) (Story of the World)
• Geography of the World: The Essential Family Guide to Geography and Culture