Maps and Globes Author:Jack Knowlton, Harriett Barton (Illustrator) Maps and globes can take you anywhere -- to the top of the tallest mountain on earth or the bottom of the deepest ocean. Maps tell you about the world: where various countries are located, where the jungles and deserts are, even how to find your way around your own hometown. If you take a fancy to any place on earth, you can go there today and s... more »till be home in time for dinner. So open a map, spin a globe. The wide world awaits you.« less