This is a brilliant maps book that I am going to take with me on long journeys and use to plan adventures for my family.
This book is about exploring maps and learning to read them, with lots of questions and puzzles to test your new skills.
I love the way the book is laid out, with chapters covering different things like countryside maps and city maps. The book is just the right size to take with me when I go on journeys, but big enough that the maps are really clear to see. It feels nice, with thick paper and good printing.
I really liked finding out what the symbols mean and then looking for them on the maps, especially maps of places I’ve been to or where my parents have lived.
I thought the ‘Plan your next adventure’ chapter was really good, it included useful things like a tick list for things I will need on an adventure and instructions for how to make a good plan. I’m looking forward to planning an adventure with my family now.
If I could change anything I would add a fold out key that I can use when I’m looking at the maps in the book because the key is at the back and it’s fiddly to switch back and forwards. I’d also like a big fold out map in the book that I can spread out on a table to look at.
I really loved reading this book and doing the puzzles.
So much fun if you love maps, and adventures outdoors!
I have read the Ordnance Survey Kid's Adventure book and I really enjoyed it. It is very colourful and easy to read. I liked the quizzes at the end of chapters and the Test Your Skills section was really fun. It has helped me with my geography homework too. I am in the Scouts and I found the information to be really useful and I am really looking forward to using the skills when I next go on a camping trip, which is this weekend! The using your compass section helped me get better at using mine.
I really recommend this book for anyone looking to have an outdoor adventure or anyone in the Scouts or Guides.
Full of fabulous facts, magnificent maps and a whole lot of fun.
I really liked this book. It is informative, fun and easy to read. I also really love the illustrations and all the maps; I think these helped explain and support the text. This book had everything from roman ruins to compass directions. In my opinion, one of the best bits is the activities or challenges, which I found fun and kept me engaged in the book. Also, it is set out in a very good format, with chapters specialising on a certain aspect of maps. For example, chapter 7 is all about understanding the landscape, and in this area, you can find out what contour lines are. And each chapter has at least one ‘challenge’ or task for you to complete, the task in chapter 7 is about matching the terrain. Every chapter has a colour designated to it, e.g. chapter 7 is all purple, and as well as it being decorated in that colour, the entire page is colour coded so that you can see from the outside of the book.