About
the series: Beautifully detailed maps guide young readers
as they explore exciting regions and thrilling periods of world history.
Crossing seas and centuries, young imaginations explore the people and places of
The Ancient Mediterranean, The Ancient Near East, The Asian Empires, The Age of
Exploration, and The Medieval World. With a motley crew of famous and
not-so-famous characters and numerous adventures calling to them from every
page, readers will appreciate the concise and accessible text as well as the
helpful chronologies that organize and highlight key events. Ultimately,
however, it is the lavishly illustrated maps they will turn to as they chart
their journeys back in time.
Highlights and
Features
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Approaches history through cartography
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Focuses on highly significant historical periods
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Original, highly detailed maps
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Helpful chronologies
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Numerous illustrations
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Concise text
[Series] Second Place in the category of School Publishing NEW YORK BOOK SHOW 2005
World Historical Atlases
[The Ancient Mediterranean, The Ancient Near East, The Asian
Empires]-"These volumes make excellent supplements to history lessons and
good starting points for
research." School Library
Journal, February 2005
