{"id":1790076,"date":"2021-02-04T18:41:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T23:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1790076"},"modified":"2021-02-04T18:41:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T23:41:07","slug":"map-projections-for-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/02\/map-projections-for-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Map Projections for Babies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MapLate last year\u00a0Dan Ford<\/a> launched a Kickstarter<\/a> to create a board book (i.e., a children\u2019s book printed on paperboard) about map projections called Map Projections for Babies<\/a>.<\/em> Presumably intended to be in the same vein as other board books on surprisingly advanced science topics (Chris Ferrie has a whole series of them; Quantum Computing for Babies<\/em><\/a> is a typical title), Map Projections for Babies <\/em> \u201cexplains how we unwrap the round Earth to make flat maps. This guide for babies (and their loved ones) describes a complex concept in kid-friendly terms. […] This project began last year, when I was inspired threefold by my daughter\u2019s curiosity, my love for maps, and a growing number of board books that condense complex concepts for babies.\u201d The Kickstarter was successful, the book is now at the printing stage<\/a> and is on track for delivery in April; additional orders will be accepted at some point<\/a>. [Geography Realm<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Late last year\u00a0Dan Ford launched a Kickstarter to create a board book (i.e., a children\u2019s book printed on paperboard) about map projections called Map Projections for Babies. Presumably intended to be in the same vein… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[30,236,104,571],"class_list":["post-1790076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-cartography","tag-books","tag-children","tag-kickstarter","tag-map-projections","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1818807,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/09\/the-return-of-the-map-projection-trading-cards\/","url_meta":{"origin":1790076,"position":0},"title":"The Return of the Map Projection Trading Cards","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"27 September 2023","format":"link","excerpt":"Daniel Huffman\u2019s map projection trading cards are making a comeback. \u201cWhile my colleagues and I did our best to let everyone know about these cards, some people inevitably missed out during the first print run. 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I first learned about a couple of these connections several years ago. 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(See, for example, this piece from Vox's Johnny Harris, and the accompanying video.) And for good reason: it's a useful visualization tool. 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