Children Map the World: Selections from the Barbara Petchenik Children's World Map Competition - Couverture souple

 
9781589482463: Children Map the World: Selections from the Barbara Petchenik Children's World Map Competition

Synopsis

"Children Map the World, Volume 2", showcases 100 favorite world map drawings submitted to the Barbara Petchenik Children's World Map Competition 2005-2007. The map competition, sponsored by the International Cartographic Association, was created as a memorial to Barbara Petchenik, a cartographer who studied how children comprehend maps. The vibrant collection of maps in this volume presents varying perspectives on the theme Many Nations - One World from young artists ranging in age from 5 to 15 and representing 37 countries. Cartographers, geographers, educators, and children will take interest in the colorful maps presented in this book.

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À propos de l?auteur

Temenoujka Bandrova is an associate professor of cartography and head of the laboratory on cartography at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy in Sofia, Bulgaria. Jesus Reyes Nunez is cochair of the Commission of Cartography and Children with the International Cartographic Association. Milan Konecny is director of the laboratory for cartography and geoinformatics and associate professor at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Jeet Atwal is a maps specialist in the Maps, Data, and Government Information Centre at the Carleton University Library in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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