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 From maps made of sticks and stones to aerial photographs and satellite images, Mapping A Changing World details maps both past and present and offers information on how and why maps have changed over time. Author Yvette La Pierre also tell the stories of the mapmakers, scientists, and explorers who helped solve the mysteries of what lay beyond their own horizons. In the final chapters, readers will follow modern mapmakers as they race to keep up with shifting national boundaries and technological tools that show us the world in new ways. 3rd Grade to 12th Grade "Maps do much more than helps us locate Bora Bora or plan a trip to Yellowstone. Maps hold clues to how people live and think and what they know and believe. "
--from the cover  Hardcover 79 pages - (5/97)
ZC0849 Mapping a Changing World $17.95
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