Remarkable Maps: Latitude: The Story of Civilization from North to South - Couverture rigide

Parker, Philip

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 141979020X ISBN 13 : 9781419790201

Editeur : Magic Cat, 2026

Synopsis

This book of stunning maps is packed with fascinating facts, wonderful wildlife, and extraordinary stories that young readers will love getting lost in

Discover the history of humankind from a new perspective. This fascinating first snapshot of the world's past, present, and future presents the world through the lens of latitude.

Traveling north to south, kids will explore how great ideas spread around the globe from the earliest civilizations through to the industrial revolution, how climate has impacted people from the equator to the poles, and how wildlife has adapted.

Featuring ten detailed maps, including:

• The Arctic Circle
• Northern Lights
• Pioneers of Culture
• Trade and Travel
• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Oceans and Deserts
• Fire and Ice
• The Antarctic Circle

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Philip Parker was born in Liverpool, England. He studied history at Cambridge and International Relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna, Italy, before working in the British Diplomatic Service. He has a particular interest in ancient and medieval political and military systems and is the author of The Northmen's Fury: A History of the Viking World, The Empire Stops Here: A Journey Around the Frontiers of the Roman World, and the DK Eyewitness Companion Guide to World History. Bill Bragg is an award-winning British artist and illustrator known for his atmospheric images. He graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2005 and is a co-founder of the narrative art magazine and collective LE GUN. He has illustrated novels by Franz Kafka and Herman Melville for the Folio Society, and his work regularly appears in The Guardian and The New Yorker.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Magic Cat
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 141979020X
• ISBN 13: 9781419790201
• Reliure: Tapa dura
• Illustrateur: Bragg Bill
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible