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"The Devil's Atlas is an illustrated guide to the heavens, hells and lands of the dead as imagined throughout history by cultures and religions around the world. Packed with colourful maps, paintings and captivating stories, the reader is taken on a compelling tour of the geography, history and supernatural populations of the afterworlds of cultures around the globe. Whether it's the thirteen heavens of the Aztecs, the Chinese Taoist netherworld of...
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"This is no ordinary atlas. This is a guide to the legendary lands once sought by explorers, from the sunken kingdom of Atlantis to the treasure-filled temples of El Dorado. Within these pages you will discover lost cities, vanished islands, and fantastical places from folklore. Blending myth, history, fact, and fantasy, this will be a journey like no other -- one that will transport you to thoroughly otherworldly places."--
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Take a journey through the 50 nifty states of the United States of America. This engaging illustrated atlas feature the unique foods, wildlife, and traditions of each state using colorful pictographs on illustrated maps. Find out which state is known as the "Peace Garden State," and learn what makes Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico special. Are you ready to discover this great country from sea to shining sea? A special section at the end details facts...
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From Ireland to Italy, Portugal to Poland, Germany to Greece, and everywhere in between, explore your ancestors' European homelands through more than 200 gorgeous reproductions of 18th-century maps, 19th-century and early 20th-century maps. These full-color period maps--covering the peak years of European immigration to America--will help you understand changing boundaries in ancestral countries, and inform your search for genealogical records
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¡Presentamos el Atlas de Histología más esperado del año! ¿Te has preguntado alguna vez cómo se ven realmente los tejidos humanos bajo un microscopio? ¡Ahora puedes descubrirlo con nuestro Atlas de Histología, creado con dedicación y experiencia, por parte de la Dra Basov quien es cirujano oral y maxilofacial, docente universitaria, y creadora de contenido. Este excepcional libro ofrece un viaje visual completo a través del maravilloso...
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This updated edition of Thomas Nelson's popular Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts has everything you need to visualize the events, places, and people in the Old and New Testaments. Perfect for small-group leaders, Bible school teachers, or if you're simply curious about biblical times, Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts provides a visual overview of the Bible in its entirety. Valuable resources include new, full-color, high-resolution maps...
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Discover the countries of our amazing planet in this atlas, geared perfectly towards children! This visual guide to countries of the world gives a great basic introduction to countries, maps, monuments, people, and cultures across the world, all brought to life with fantastic photography, country data, and fascinating facts! Parents and educators will love how engaged students are in these books, while kids will be too involved in the amazing facts...
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You are planning a huge bike trip, so how can you find out where the mountains and flat lands are? Zoom in on a topographic map to find out. This graphic-heavy and instructive book introduces the reader to the basics of using topographic maps. They are introduced to the way elevations and contours of the land are shown on maps, and how to read the details shown on these maps. A follow-up activity encourages readers to use a contour map to plan a camping...
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This visual and instructive look at satellite maps and street maps helps readers understand the symbols, road markings, and land features of these types of maps. Concentration on a smaller area helps readers really study them carefully. A follow-up activity encourages readers to draw their own street map of their town or neighborhood.
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The Anishinaabe people called this river, 'Misi-ziibi' which means 'great river.' Readers will learn the pattern of the Great Mississippi River and how to map its path. Books of the Real Life Readers Program use real life scenario narratives to help readers further develop content-area reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
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Zondervan Atlas of the Bible … a thoroughly revised edition of the most comprehensive Bible atlas ever designed for • Students • Bible Study Groups • Adult Learners • Travelers/Pilgrims to the Lands of the Bible • Pastors • Teachers • All Lovers of the Bible This major revision of the Gold Medallion Award-winning Zondervan NIV Atlas of the Bible is a visual feast that will help you experience the geography and history of Scripture...
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This informative book helps students learn to follow a road map, including using the grid system, legend, and compass rose. Students are also taught to understand and use a scale on a map. Each topic arms students with useful knowledge about reading road maps. A follow-up activity encourages readers to use a map to write directions for a friend.
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Capitalizing on recent advances in satellite imaging and geographic information systems, the Crossway ESV Bible Atlas offers Bible readers a comprehensive, up-to-date resource that blends technical sophistication with readability, visual appeal, and historical and biblical accuracy.
All the key methods of presenting Bible geography and history are here, including more than 175 full-color maps, 70 photographs, 3-D re-creations of biblical objects and...
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This simple introduction to mapping takes readers around the world. Young learners are shown how to use map tools such as scales, grid lines, a compass rose, and the key or legend. Various types of maps are shown, such as a map of Sumer, the earliest known civilization. Another map shows how urban planning is strategized. Transportation maps and building maps are explained.
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An Up-Close and Comprehensive Look at the Lands of the BibleNo Bible Degree RequiredDiscover everything you need to know about the lands where Jesus walked, Moses traveled, and Paul preached. Packed with multidimensional maps, photos, and charts, the Zondervan Essential Atlas of the Bible is designed to help you better understand the history and places of the Bible and its world. This full-color atlas is concise but thorough, perfect for Bible students,...
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Discover the origin of the Word of God, and the Land of His Heartbeat in Reflections of God's Holy Land: A Personal Journey Through Israel. This unique armchair tour of Israel includes four-color photographs, related scriptures, historical and archaeological information about each area, and a description of what it looks and feels like to be there today. Providing more than a coffee table book of slick photographs, authors Everson and Feinberg-Vamosh...
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Surprisingly, detailed images on the surface of the earth have been discovered by author Darrell K. Jackson. He provides location maps, pictures, latitude, and longitude, as well as proper viewing altitude to see these in Google Earth. His bible knowledge and bible research has revealed scriptures that describe and depict these many pictures. The satellite photographs that make Google Earth, are not allowed to be copied or printed for sale, Jackson...
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Readers will learn about different types of climate maps, such as precipitation maps and temperature maps. They will examine a map of the different climate zones around the world and how they affect the regions. They will even discover some practical reasons that people use climate maps. A follow-up activity allows readers to examine a climate zone map and use it to prepare for an imaginary trip around the world.
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Dino's Space Atlas for Kids consists of hundreds of beautiful hand drawn illustrations. It takes your child to a journey through the whole known universe in space and time: from our Earth and Solar System to the farest galaxies and from the Big Bang to the future of the universe. In Space Atlas you can pursue devolpment of the human knowledge about space, from observing night sky with naked eye and telescopes to direct exploration with spacecrafts...
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There are 263 countries in the world. Of these 263 countries, the sovereignty of several are disputed. Only 193 are members of the United Nations, one more is classified as an observer state, and twelve are not currently members of the United Nations. Russia is the largest country in the world and Vatican City is the smallest country. This book contains a truley fantastic collection of 263 maps covering every inch of the globe.
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