map reading

Explains what an atlas is and how to use it.

Explores how to map different countries, including the features of a map.

Literacy focus: vocabulary, short vowel sounds, summarizing main ideas, matching pictures and text. Social studies focus: shows how symbols and a key are used to show objects on a map.

An introduction to what maps are, map features, and the seven continents.

Text and illustrations present an introduction into reading satellite and street maps.

Introduces the concept of map keys, and describes how to read and understand them.

Introduces readers to economic and resource maps, which show what natural resources are in a place and how people in that place earn money.

Teaches readers how to learn map keys, while reinforcing other basic map skills.

Students learn an inquiry-based approach to studying road maps and using global positioning systems, or GPS.

Introduces readers to physical maps, which show landscape features, land elevations, and more.