Children Map the Worl
Selections from the Barbara Petchenik Children's World Map Competition
Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-58948-125-1 (ISBN)
Description
This vibrant collection of children's work from the Barbara Petchenik Children's World Map Competition presents a retrospective selection of 100 maps submitted over the first decade of the competition. ""Children Map the World"" includes award-winning entries, runners-up, and additional maps that reflect core values in surprisingly subtle and complex expressions. The messages embedded in these maps and the honesty of these children's creations make them not only accessible but inspirational.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Redlands
United States
Publishing group
ESRI Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
105
ISBN-13
978-1-58948-125-1 (9781589481251)
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Persons
Jacqueline M. Anderson is an associate professor at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. She is the chair of the Cartography and Children Commission, International Cartographic Association. Jeet Atwal is a map specialist at Carleton University Library in Ottawa, Canada. Atwal is curator and webmaster of the Barbara Petchenik Children's Map Competition. Patrick Wiegand is a reader in geography education at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. He is chair of the Cartography and Children Commission, International Cartographic Association. Alberta Auringer Wood is the acting associate university librarian at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's in Newfoundland, Canada. She was vice president of the International Cartographic Association from 1999 to 2003.