How to Go Anywhere (and Not Get Lost)
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Adventure
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camping
Category1=Kids
Category=YFC
children
Compass
COP=United States
Dead reckoning
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Direction
East
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Explore
family
Geocaching
Geography
GPS
History
Interactive
kids
Language_English
Latitude
Longitude
Navigate
navigation
night sky
North
Orienteering
Outdoors
PA=Available
Polynesians
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
Science
Sextant
softlaunch
South
Stars
West
Product details
- ISBN 9781523506347
- Weight: 360g
- Dimensions: 154 x 200mm
- Publication Date: 30 Mar 2021
- Publisher: Workman Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Born to explore Get outside with this interactive book that shows how explorers have found their way around the planet for thousands of years. Read about the ancient Polynesians who tracked the stars and waves to sail precise paths through the ocean. Or the Age of European Exploration navigators who use compasses and dead reckoning to reach the New World. And learn the science behind radar and modern-day GPS satellites. Then discover how to do it yourself! With illustrated activities as well as handy tips throughout, you’ll learn the fascinating history and seriously useful skills to become a true navigator. Up your adventure game and learn to: —Find north and south by reading the trees —Make a simple compass —Use the stars to tell time —Build a basic sextant —Get your bearings using the sun —Go treasure hunting with GPS
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.
