This vibrant collection of children's work from the Barbara Petchenik Children’s World Map Competition presents a retrospective selection of 100 maps submitted over the first decade of the competition. Children Map the World includes award-winning entries, runners-up, and additional maps that reflect core values in surprisingly subtle and complex expressions. The messages embedded in these maps and the vulnerability of these children’s creations make them not only accessible but inspirational.

The International Cartographic Association created the Barbara Petchenik Children’s World Map Competition in 1993 as a memorial for Barbara Bartz Petchenik, a cartographer who studied how children comprehend maps. To date, thousands of children from 52 countries have been involved in this competition. Proceeds from the sale of this book will go toward graphic literacy promotions that target developing countries and disadvantaged learners.

Jacqueline M. Anderson is an associate professor at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. She is the chair of the Cartography and Children Commission, International Cartographic Association.

Jeet Atwal is a map specialist at Carleton University Library in Ottawa, Canada. Atwal is curator and web master of the Barbara Petchenik Children's Map Competition.

Patrick Wiegand is a reader in geography education at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. He is chair of the Cartography and Children Commission, International Cartographic Association.

Alberta Auringer Wood is the acting associate university librarian at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's in Newfoundland, Canada. She was vice president of the International Cartographic Association from 1999 to 2003.

ISBN: 9781589481251    2005   144 pages   $24.95

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