Review of The Shape of Things: how Mapmakers Picture our World by Dean Robbins

Authors

Lauren Crider, Cedarville UniversityFollow

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

City

New York, New York, United States of America

Date of Publication

2024

ISBN

9780593479261

Date of Review

2025

Disciplines

Library and Information Science | Modern Literature

Keywords

Children's literature, reviews, cartography, maps

Review

This simply written book gives the history of cartography from prehistoric to modern times. It focuses on the way various cultures drew and thought about the world’s shape and includes a timeline, mapmaking tools, and a list of subjects mapmakers love. Librarians and Educators could use the bibliography to find further sources on mapmaking and students will enjoy reading the author and illustrator’s notes. I recommend this book for its easily read format and added elements. Recommended. Lauren Crider, Centennial Library Intern, Cedarville University

Recommended Citation

Crider, Lauren, "Review of The Shape of Things: how Mapmakers Picture our World by Dean Robbins" (2025). Library Intern Book Reviews. 432.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/intern_book_reviews/432

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