compass

Describes the cardinal directions, north, south, east, and west, and how directions are used with a map and compass.

Compasses and magnetite, magnetic poles and motors - learn about how magnets affect our lives.

Life in the small town of Applecross has gotten stranger since the Lily family took over the magical Enchanted Emporium--but when animals start to vanish from the area, fourteen-year-old Finley McPhee finds himself caught up in the mystery of the missing Sherwood Compass and the legend of the Green Man.

Readers discover the history of navigation, from using the sun or stars to help find the way to advanced technology like GPS.

Life in the small town of Applecross has gotten stranger since the Lily family took over the magical Enchanted Emporium--but when animals start to vanish from the area, fourteen-year-old Finley McPhee finds himself caught up in the mystery of the missing Sherwood Compass and the legend of the Green Man.

Explains the compass rose, cardinal directions, and the history of the compass.

Guide to safe exploration of the wilderness, with instructions for using a compass, reading maps, planning an outing, navagating in the field, and understanding the weather.

Follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explains the science behind magnetism. Written in graphic-novel format.

Describes different types of maps and the tools used by past and present mapmakers.

A history of the compass describes its pivotal role in early shipping, relating how its development over the course of hundreds of years was marked by thousands of shipwrecks and the disastrous fates of sailors who misused it.