How to Go Anywhere (and Not Get Lost): A Guide to Navigation for Young Adventurers

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From journalist and adventurer extraordinaire Hans Aschim, heres a lively and interactive book that gets kids unplugged and out of the house and teaches them cool navigation techniques to use while hiking, camping, or just exploring the backyard or nearby park.

With lively full-colour illustrations and full-colour photos throughout, How to Go Anywhere (and Not Get Lost) combines fascinating history with fun hands-on activities that bring critical science, geography, and astronomy concepts to life. Readers will discover explorers and the tools they developed through the ages: from the ancient Polynesians who crafted stick charts to learn swell patterns in the water to navigate precise paths through the ocean; to Age of Discovery navigators who used compasses and maps to reach the New World; to the modern-day pilots who wield radar and GPS to soar across continents. Kids will also learn skills like taking their bearings with a compass; finding their way with dead reckoning; and locating their own latitude and longitude.

And best of all: 17 activities making their own sextant, compass, stick chart, chip log, and more will turn all young adventurers into young navigators.

Reviews

"An ideal resource to integrate geography, history, and STEM."Booklist

"A nice addition to school collections where geography and human movement are studied.School Library Journal

Author Bio

Hans Aschim is a Brooklyn-based writer and communications consultant. He's traveled the world over writing for Outside, Vice Sports, Esquire, Men's Journal, and other publications, and mentors kids for the sports and outdoors nonprofit Stoked.