Bigger and better than ever! The Map Skills for Today series has been redesigned with a fun, motivating style and all-new, up-to-date maps. Working with experts in social studies and map building, we've added more hands-on maps activities, created more dynamic maps, and revised the content to support current curriculum requirements in geography and map skills. Traveling Near and Far allows students to discover many countries around the world including continents, bodies of water and landforms through maps. 48 pages, full-color maps and illustrations, paperback.