Publisher's Synopsis
Explore planet Earth - while having tons of fun! More than 50 exciting and colourful projects, along with illustrations and sidebars for parents, will take youngsters on a trip from their very own rooms to the wide world beyond. What is geography for anyway? Where in the World are you?; Maps Latitude & longitude; Become a cartographer; We are different, we are the same; "Made in..." treasure hunt; The Earth shapes you; Hometown detective; Weather forecasting; You shape the Earth; Ecology Debate; 50 projects include making a wide range of fascinating items: A mariner's astrolabe; cross staff; compass; sundial; time zone clocks; Marco Polo travel journal; antique map + case; old map pillowcase; neighbourhood map; world snacks; family tree banner; time capsule; 'where you live' brochure; tree ring study; weather station; rain map solar oven; water filter; native habitat garden; In full colour: with over 170 colour photographs, 30 line drawings and a lively colourful design.
