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The World of Maps

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Black (Levels 31+)
  • Year: Six
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Change over time, Discovery, Exploration, Geography, Science and technology
  • Genre: Explanation, Report
  • Strategy/Skills: Synthesising prior knowledge with new information, Using graphic sources of information, Finding Main Ideas, Making Connections, Making Predictions, Sequencing, Visualising
  • Page Count: 32
  • Reading Level: 31+
  • Item Code: 200771
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  • Curriculum Codes: ACELA1830, ACELY1711, ACELY1712, ACELY1713
Reader Description

Imagine trying to learn about the world or find your way without maps. Discover what the earliest maps looked like and how they have developed over time.

After you have completed the Reader

Use the information in the book to construct a timeline of the development of mapping from ancient times to the present.

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