Oxford First Atlas

Description

The Oxford First Atlas is a brightly illustrated and informative first atlas for young learners in their first years at school. It introduces pupils to key geographical themes and topics, including coasts, rivers, mountains, towns, travel and the environment, and develops early map concepts and atlas skills. It encourages pupils to talk and learn about maps and places.

The Atlas Includes

• Introduction to Planet Earth and countries around the world
• Clear and colourful maps of the world, the continents and the British Isles
• Stunning aerial photographs and satellite images
• Picture keys to help link geographical features to map symbols
• Topics of special interest to children including animals and holidays

The Oxford First Atlas comes with an Activity Book for independent work, Teacher’s Handbook for practical page-by-page guidance on using the atlas and the e-Atlas CD-ROM for whole class display on interactive whiteboard.

Author Biography

Dr Patrick Wiegand taught in primary and secondary schools before being appointed to the School of Education at the University of Leeds where he trained teachers, taught on Masters’ programmes and supervised PhD students. He became Head of Teacher Training at the University of Leeds and then Reader in Geography Education. He has researched children’s thinking with maps and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) throughout his career and has published many books, chapters and research papers in this area including Learning and Teaching with Maps (Routledge, 2006). He was Chair of the Cartography and Children Commission of the International Cartographic Association, held a Leverhulme Research Fellowship in GIS in Education, and has served on the UK Committee for Cartography. He has always worked to improve the quality and usability of classroom teaching materials and has been Editorial Adviser for OUP atlases for 30 years.