Uncle Josh's Outline Map Book - Softcover

George W. Wiggers; Hannah L. Wiggers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0970240309 ISBN 13: 9780970240309

Publisher: Geography Matters Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Outline maps are a foundational part of teaching geography and history. Here are 100+ maps to use year after year, regardless of topic or time studied. From drawing explorer's routes to tracking hurricanes to depicting the rise and fall of empires, it's here! Includes continents, ancient historical regions, important war arenas, each of the fifty states, and more! Rivers are lightly shaded and surrounding borders are visible . You've got the whole world covered in this one-of-a-kind book! Reproducible pages.

About this title

About the Author:

George Wiggers, aka Josh, is a homeschool dad of three children and founder of Geography Matters, a publisher of fine educational products. Josh developed this fine set of outline maps to fill a gap in geography resources sorely needed by the general public. Josh enjoys computers, electrical troubleshooting, and making people laugh.

Hannah Wiggers is a delightful homeschool graduate of the class of 2000. She has enjoyed learning to use the computer while helping her dad produce this set of maps. Her interested include volleyball, driving, listening to music, developing friendships, and serving others.

Review:

If you have ever labored to find a blank map you could reproduce and hand out as your students are studying a region, time in history, or as a related activity in science or literature, Uncle Josh's Outline Map Book is definitely a must-have resource. With a durable, soft-cover binding for ease of copying, this up-to-date compilation of more than 100 outline maps covers the whole world! Continents, countries, regions, and a state by state rendering of the U.S.A. put even the most remote area at your fingertips. The authors have paid careful attention to accuracy and detail latitude and longitude lines are included where possible, rivers are lightly shaded, and oceans and larger bodies of water are also shaded to make the outlines easier to use and to enhance reference points. --Homeschool Enrichment

The book contains all the maps I can think of that we might need in the course of our education. As a bonus, there are also two pages of "General Instructions" with ideas for using maps in studying history, geography, literature, and science; and "Helpful Hints for Amazing Activities" that help students and teachers get the most out of the maps. A well-organized Table of Contents makes individual maps easy to find.

This is one of those resources that will serve your needs year after year, whether you are learning by way of unit studies or textbooks, unschooling or "living books" or anything in between! --Eclectic Homeschool Online

It seems that the need for a blank outline map presents itself at the most inopportune times like the night before I'm ready to teach something in History and realize I could really use a map for the kids to better visualize the topic being covered! Thankfully, the father and daughter team of George and Hanna Wiggers has come to the rescue with Uncle Josh's Outline Map Book.

With over 100 clear, reproducible outline maps to choose from, you're sure to find one to go with whatever you are studying! Speaking of "whatever you are studying" under the benign title of "General Instructions" at the beginning of the book, the authors have given us a treasure great suggestions for using outline maps. There are two pages of suggestions for mapping activities for History, Literature, Science, and (of course!) Geography, as well as a few mapping hints for students and teachers. --Cindy Pretchel, Editor, Homeschooling From The Heart

About this edition

• Publisher: Geography Matters Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0970240309
• ISBN 13: 9780970240309
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112