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Learn moreBorn 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!
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.
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"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
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