How to Go Anywhere (and Not Get Lost): A Guide to Navigation for Young Adventurers
- Subject
- Adventure & Adventurers
- Age
- 9-12 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing
- Size
- 15.2 cm Ć 20.3 cm
- ISBN
- 9781523506347
Born to explore
Get outside with this interactive book that shows how explorers have found their way around the planet for thousands of years. Read about the ancient Polynesians who tracked the stars and waves to sail precise paths through the ocean. Or the Age of European Exploration navigators who use compasses and dead reckoning to reach the New World. And learn the science behind radar and modern-day GPS satellites. Then discover how to do it yourself! With illustrated activities as well as handy tips throughout, youāll learn the fascinating history and seriously useful skills to become a true navigator.
Up your adventure game and learn to:
āFind north and south by reading the trees
āMake a simple compass
āUse the stars to tell time
āBuild a basic sextant
āGet your bearings using the sun
āGo treasure hunting with GPS
Get outside with this interactive book that shows how explorers have found their way around the planet for thousands of years. Read about the ancient Polynesians who tracked the stars and waves to sail precise paths through the ocean. Or the Age of European Exploration navigators who use compasses and dead reckoning to reach the New World. And learn the science behind radar and modern-day GPS satellites. Then discover how to do it yourself! With illustrated activities as well as handy tips throughout, youāll learn the fascinating history and seriously useful skills to become a true navigator.
Up your adventure game and learn to:
āFind north and south by reading the trees
āMake a simple compass
āUse the stars to tell time
āBuild a basic sextant
āGet your bearings using the sun
āGo treasure hunting with GPS
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What reviewers said
"An ideal resource to integrate geography, history, and STEM."
"A nice addition to school collections where geography and human movement are studied.ā
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