Presents an illustrated overview of the history of cartography, tracing the chronology of map making design and technique from prehistory to the twentieth century.
A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "Treasure Island" during which Jim Hawkins tries to keep a treasure map safe from Long John Silver and his pirate band.
Illustrations and simple text explain how to read and understand maps, and discuss what children can learn from maps about the world's population, geography, countries, climates, plants, animals, and resources.
Maps, activities, and text introduce regions and countries of the world and provide the opportunity to practice the reading of maps and the interpretation of atlas symbols.
Illustrations and simple text describe what a cartographer does, the ways in which maps are created, and how maps are used to show the climate, history, and geography of the United States.