Become An Explorer Make And Use A Compass

Author : Dana Meachen Rau
Publisher : Norwood House Press
ISBN 13 : 1599533839
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Become an Explorer: Make and Use a Compass written by Dana Meachen Rau and published by Norwood House Press. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who knew such a small tool would have such a huge impact on history? The magnetic compass has been used for almost 1,000 years. Explorers have been able to find their way around the globe with a compass as their guide. In this book, learn about the history of navigation, the science of magnetism, and how the many parts of a compass work together to put people on the right path. Follow the step-by-step instructions to make a compass of your own, and learn about the adventurous sport of orienteering. Then use these skills to explore the world right outside your door.

Author : Caroline Van Hemert
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
ISBN 13 : 0316414433
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sun Is a Compass written by Caroline Van Hemert and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure. During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of the lab. Worried that she was losing her passion for the scientific research she once loved, she was compelled to experience wildness again, to be guided by the sounds of birds and to follow the trails of animals. In March of 2012, she and her husband set off on a 4,000-mile wilderness journey from the Pacific rainforest to the Alaskan Arctic, traveling by rowboat, ski, foot, raft, and canoe. Together, they survived harrowing dangers while also experiencing incredible moments of joy and grace -- migrating birds silhouetted against the moon, the steamy breath of caribou, and the bond that comes from sharing such experiences. A unique blend of science, adventure, and personal narrative, The Sun is a Compass explores the bounds of the physical body and the tenuousness of life in the company of the creatures who make their homes in the wildest places left in North America. Inspiring and beautifully written, this love letter to nature is a lyrical testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Winner of the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Competition: Adventure Travel

Author : Catharine Bomhold
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1598843923
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Build It, Make It, Do It, Play It! written by Catharine Bomhold and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A valuable, one-stop guide to collection development and finding ideal subject-specific activities and projects for children and teens. For busy librarians and educators, finding instructions for projects, activities, sports, and games that children and teens will find interesting is a constant challenge. This guide is a time-saving, one-stop resource for locating this type of information—one that also serves as a valuable collection development tool that identifies the best among thousands of choices, and can be used for program planning, reference and readers' advisory, and curriculum support. Build It, Make It, Do It, Play It! identifies hundreds of books that provide step-by-step instructions for creating arts and crafts, building objects, finding ways to help the disadvantaged, or engaging in other activities ranging from gardening to playing games and sports. Organized by broad subject areas—arts and crafts, recreation and sports (including indoor activities and games), and so forth—the entries are further logically organized by specific subject, ensuring quick and easy use.

Author : Graham Rick Grey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781960020222
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Use a Compass for Kids written by Graham Rick Grey and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Beginners' Guide to Land Navigation, Fun Compass Games and Activities! Are you looking for an exciting way to get your kids interested in the world around them? This book will turn your little explorer into an expert navigator! Written in easy-to-understand language, even first-time compass users can understand it. It is full of fun drawings that explain the basics of compasses and includes plenty of humorous cartoons to keep your kids engaged. This book comprehensively overviews the best safe and accurate navigation techniques. Perfect for young readers just getting into navigation, this book can give them the confidence they need to explore the outdoors. Learning to use a compass is an essential skill every kid should master! This book is ideal for kids and beginners. It covers everything from proper wayfinding techniques, back-bearing navigation, magnetic declination, triangulating positions, and finding their way in the wilderness without getting lost. It incorporates fun compass-based activities and games to make their exploration even more thrilling. With step-by-step advice from experts on understanding the basic principles of using compasses, kids have all they need to be ready for their next adventure with ease.

Author : Henry D Bridges
Publisher : Admore Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783967720778
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Use a Compass for Kids (and Adults Too!) written by Henry D Bridges and published by Admore Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fantastic little guide to learning how to use a compass! Today, we primarily use these tiny computers called cellphones that fit in our pockets to help us navigate. It's never been easier to know exactly where you are and find a route to where you want to go. Still, these fancy computers can have their fair share of problems. Batteries run out of charge, GPS lose signal outside of cities, and they can run out of data... This is where this fantastic yet simple tool comes in handy. Yup. You guessed it... a compass! Although we rarely use this awesome little gadget nowadays, it truly changed the world. Best of all, a compass can always be relied on to help you find your way around no matter where you are! This creative guide has everything to help the little explorer in your life learn how to use a compass. Learn the How-To's and become an expert navigator. The exciting history of this magical device. Compass anatomy explained. Filled with helpful tips, tricks, and interesting facts. Suitable for young and old explorers ages 10 and up. Learning how to use a compass is incredibly helpful, even today. It's also tons of fun as you get to experience the outdoors and learn in a creative way. So treat the adventurer in your life (big or small), and grab this fun guide now!

Author : Tiger Cox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781787081178
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Be an Explorer written by Tiger Cox and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mountaineers, seafarers, astronauts, cyclists, hikers, divers, gliders, aviators--even the most famous and daring explorers of all time began with small-scale adventures that gave them the courage and the ideas to pursue their greatest achievements."--

Author : Marilyn Tolhurst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781422391419
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Explorer's Handbook written by Marilyn Tolhurst and published by . This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read about real explorers & then become one! This book shows you how to make a compass; bake some Spice Island Cookies; make your own sea chest; design an Aztec mask; & draw some Native American symbols. Packed with exploring facts & know-how about explorers throughout history, navigation, the New World, Africa, scientific explorers, & many other topics, this book is essential reading for any voyager-to-be.

Author : Jean Lee Latham
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618250745
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Carry On, Mr. Bowditch written by Jean Lee Latham and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to become a ship's captain and authored The American Practical Navigator.

Author : Hans Aschim
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1523506342
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Go Anywhere (and Not Get Lost) written by Hans Aschim and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born To Explore Get outside with this interactive boom 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

Author : Robert Edwin Peary
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465553282
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The North Pole: Its Discovery in 1909 Under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club written by Robert Edwin Peary and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 1986 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It may not be inapt to liken the attainment of the North Pole to the winning of a game of chess, in which all the various moves leading to a favorable conclusion had been planned in advance, long before the actual game began. It was an old game for me—a game which I had been playing for twenty-three years, with varying fortunes. Always, it is true, I had been beaten, but with every defeat came fresh knowledge of the game, its intricacies, its difficulties, its subtleties, and with every fresh attempt success came a trifle nearer; what had before appeared either impossible, or, at the best, extremely dubious, began to take on an aspect of possibility, and, at last, even of probability. Every defeat was analyzed as to its causes in all their bearings, until it became possible to believe that those causes could in future be guarded against and that, with a fair amount of good fortune, the losing game of nearly a quarter of a century could be turned into one final, complete success. It is true that with this conclusion many well informed and intelligent persons saw fit to differ. But many others shared my views and gave without stint their sympathy and their help, and now, in the end, one of my greatest unalloyed pleasures is to know that their confidence, subjected as it was to many trials, was not misplaced, that their trust, their belief in me and in the mission to which the best years of my life have been given, have been abundantly justified. But while it is true that so far as plan and method are concerned the discovery of the North Pole may fairly be likened to a game of chess, there is, of course, this obvious difference: in chess, brains are matched against brains. In the quest of the Pole it was a struggle of human brains and persistence against the blind, brute forces of the elements of primeval matter, acting often under laws and impulses almost unknown or but little understood by us, and thus many times seemingly capricious, freaky, not to be foretold with any degree of certainty. For this reason, while it was possible to plan, before the hour of sailing from New York, the principal moves of the attack upon the frozen North, it was not possible to anticipate all of the moves of the adversary. Had this been possible, my expedition of 1905-1906, which established the then "farthest north" record of 87° 6´, would have reached the Pole. But everybody familiar with the records of that expedition knows that its complete success was frustrated by one of those unforeseen moves of our great adversary—in that a season of unusually violent and continued winds disrupted the polar pack, separating me from my supporting parties, with insufficient supplies, so that, when almost within striking distance of the goal, it was necessary to turn back because of the imminent peril of starvation. When victory seemed at last almost within reach, I was blocked by a move which could not possibly have been foreseen, and which, when I encountered it, I was helpless to meet. And, as is well known, I and those with me were not only checkmated but very nearly lost our lives as well. But all that is now as a tale that is told. This time it is a different and perhaps a more inspiring story, though the records of gallant defeat are not without their inspiration. And the point which it seems fit to make in the beginning is that success crowned the efforts of years because strength came from repeated defeats, wisdom from earlier error, experience from inexperience, and determination from them all.