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Author:

Brundle, Joanna, author.

Title:

The scale of famous journeys / Joanna Brundle.

Publisher:

Crabtree Publishing Company,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Voyages and travels--Juvenile literature.
Distances--Measurement--Juvenile literature.
Size perception--Juvenile literature.
Size judgment--Juvenile literature.
Distances--Measurement.
Size judgment.
Size perception.
Voyages and travels.
Juvenile works.

Other Titles:

Scale of travel

Notes:

Previously published under title: The scale of travel. King's Lynn, Norfolk : BookLife Publishing, 2019. Includes index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The Wright Brothers' flights and the marathon -- The Marathon and the race to the South Pole -- The race to the South Pole and the Tour de France -- The Tour de France and Route 66 -- Route 66 and crossing the Atlantic Ocean -- Crossing the Atlantic Ocean and the Trans-Siberian Railway -- The Trans-Siberian Railway and Amy Johnson's flight -- Amy Johnson's flight and Apollo 11's flight to the moon -- Apollo 11's flight to the moon and Mars landing -- Glossary and index.

Summary:

"The scale of things means how one thing compares in size to another. In this book, appealing illustrations help kids understand scale by taking them around the world—and even into space—to compare the distances that people have traveled on well-known journeys."-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

The scale of things

ISBN:

0778776743
9780778776741
0778776565
9780778776567

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1120724166

LCCN:

2019043482

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)