Going Places
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This is one of a series of books for young geographers which use a visual approach to develop geographical skills. Each book starts with the children's immediate surroundings and then looks at people in other parts of the world, explaining the relationship between people and their physical environment. The books help to develop geographical skills such as using letter/number co-ordinates to locate features on a map and making a map of a short route. They also suggest how children can find out about their local area and explore the links between people and their surroundings. Teacher's notes with suggestions for follow-up work can be found at the back of each book. Barbara Taylor has also written "Waste and Recycling" which was shortlisted for the 1991 Earthworm award.
An attractive series of geography books that explores the relationship between people and their environment. Each book starts with a child's local, familiar surroundings before looking at the way people live in other parts of the world. Colourful photographs and cheerful illustrations complement the text, which investigates themes such as environmental change, sustainable development and population and planning. As well as being informative, the books encourage children to think and enquire about issues for themselves, with thought-provoking questions and practical activities to try out. The books are ideal starting points for further investigation. Tasks are set within the framework of the book and extension projects are suggested. This book uses the school as a starting point to get children thinking about how changes in the physical landscape affect them. It focuses on issues such as transport, farming and the supply of goods and services to investigate the reasons for and effect of natural and manmade change.
This is one of a series of books for young geographers which use a visual approach to develop geographical skills. Each book starts with the children's immediate surroundings and then looks at people in other parts of the world, explaining the relationship between people and their physical environment. The books help to develop geographical skills such as using letter/number co-ordinates to locate features on a map and making a map of a short route. They also suggest how children can find out about their local area and explore the links between people and their surroundings. Teacher's notes with suggestions for follow-up work can be found at the back of each book. Barbara Taylor has also written "Waste and Recycling" which was shortlisted for the 1991 Earthworm award.
This is one of a series of books for young geographers which use a visual approach to develop geographical skills. Each book starts with the children's immediate surroundings and then looks at people in other parts of the world, explaining the relationship between people and their physical environment. The books help to develop geographical skills such as using letter/number co-ordinates to locate features on a map and making a map of a short route. They also suggest how children can find out about their local area and explore the links between people and their surroundings. Teacher's notes with suggestions for follow-up work can be found at the back of each book. Barbara Taylor has also written "Waste and Recycling" which was shortlisted for the 1991 Earthworm award.
A series for young geographers using a blend of photographs and illustrations to help develop geographical skills. Each book starts with the child's immediate surroundings then looks at people in other parts of the world, explaining the relationships between people and their environment.
An attractive series of geography books that explores the relationship between people and their environment. Each book starts with a child's local, familiar surroundings before looking at the way people live in other parts of the world. Colourful photographs and cheerful illustrations complement the text, which investigates themes such as environmental change, sustainable development and population and planning. As well as being informative, the books encourage children to think and enquire about issues for themselves, with thought-provoking questions and practical activities to try out. The books are ideal starting points for further investigation. Tasks are set within the framework of the book and extension projects are suggested. This book will make children think about maps and how they can be used for other things apart from finding the way, like recording the weather, farming patterns and the position of stars in the sky. It helps children begin to draw their own maps and learn about map symbols and scale. It also encourages children to investigate the history of map-making and the use of aerial and satellite photographs.
This is one of a series of books for young geographers which use a visual approach to develop geographical skills. Each book starts with the children's immediate surroundings and then looks at people in other parts of the world, explaining the relationship between people and their physical environment. The books help to develop geographical skills such as using letter/number co-ordinates to locate features on a map and making a map of a short route. They also suggest how children can find out about their local area and explore the links between people and their surroundings. Teacher's notes with suggestions for follow-up work can be found at the back of each book. Barbara Taylor has also written "Waste and Recycling" which was shortlisted for the 1991 Earthworm award.