Using Physical Maps

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Do You Know about Maps?

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Have you ever wondered which countries have the most lakes? Or where the highest point in your state is? Physical maps show landscape features. They also often show land elevation, or how high the land is above sea level. But how do you use physical maps? And what do the different colors and symbols on these maps mean? Read on to learn all about physical maps!

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Social Studies
Copyright 2017
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Searchlight Books ™
Imprint Lerner Publications ™, LernerClassroom
Language English
Number of Pages 40
Publication Date 2016-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 5.3
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF038000, JNF051180, JNF048020
Dewey 912.01/4
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 810
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 4.8
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 182733
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Reviewed, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch

Rebecca E. Hirsch is an award- winning children's author with a PhD in plant biology. Her picture books include Plants Can't Sit Still and Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep. She lives with her husband and three children in State College, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at rebeccahirsch.com.

Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!

Searchlight Books ™ — What Do You Know about Maps?

Introduce intermediate and upper-elementary readers to all kinds of maps, from political and topographic to climate and economic maps—even maps on a GPS! Each chapter deals with a specific topic related to maps, and informative captions encourage readers to… View available downloads →

Reviews

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“A recommended series to help students appreciate the language and importance of maps.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple