Where am I?: the story of maps and navigation
History, Travel and geography
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
A history of how people learned to identify their physical location in the world. Traces the development of maps from birch bark and clay tablets dated 2300 B.C. to the techniques of aerial photography. Follows navigational skills from Eratosthenes's astronomical… experiments to the discovery of the compass and the use of satellites. For grades 5-8