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In and out / by Johnson, Tami.(CARDINAL)480912;
"Simple text and color photographs introduce basic concepts of in and out"--Provided by publisher.Includes bibliographical references and index.AD460LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Space perception;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Near and far / by Johnson, Tami.(CARDINAL)480912;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index."Simple text and color photographs introduce basic concepts of near and far"--Provided by publisher."RL: 1; IL: PreK-2"--P. [4] of cover.What is near? What is far? -- Near and far on the go -- What is better, near or far? -- Near and far facts -- Glossary -- Read more -- Internet sites -- Index.AD450LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Space perception;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Wayfinding : the science and mystery of how humans navigate the world / by O'Connor, M. R.,1982-author.(CARDINAL)802813;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The last roadless place -- Memoryscapes -- Why children are amnesiacs -- Birds, bees, wolves and whales -- Navigation made us human -- A storytelling computer -- Supernomads -- Dreamtime cartography -- Space and time in the brain -- Among the lightning people -- You say left, I say north -- Empiricism at Harvard -- Astronauts of Oceania -- Navigating climate change -- This is your brain on GPS -- Lost Tesla -- Epilogue: our genius is topophilia."At once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human. In this compelling narrative, O'Connor seeks out neuroscientists, anthropologists and master navigators to understand how navigation ultimately gave us our humanity. Biologists have been trying to solve the mystery of how organisms have the ability to migrate and orient with such precision--especially since our own adventurous ancestors spread across the world without maps or instruments. O'Connor goes to the Arctic, the Australian bush and the South Pacific to talk to masters of their environment who seek to preserve their traditions at a time when anyone can use a GPS to navigate. O'Connor explores the neurological basis of spatial orientation within the hippocampus. Without it, people inhabit a dream state, becoming amnesiacs incapable of finding their way, recalling the past, or imagining the future. Studies have shown that the more we exercise our cognitive mapping skills, the greater the grey matter and health of our hippocampus. O'Connor talks to scientists studying how atrophy in the hippocampus is associated with afflictions such as impaired memory, dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, depression and PTSD. Wayfinding is a captivating book that charts how our species' profound capacity for exploration, memory and storytelling results in topophilia, the love of place"--
Subjects: Orientation (Physiology); Space perception.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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Making space : how the brain knows where things are / by Groh, Jennifer M.(CARDINAL)407322;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Space perception.; Spatial behavior.; Cognition.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Top and bottom / by Frisch-Schmoll, Joy.(CARDINAL)657299;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.What they mean -- What's on the top? -- What's at the bottom? -- Top and bottom -- You try it : top or bottom?Full-color photographs and simple text introduce the concepts of top and bottom.340LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Space perception in children; Space perception;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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From here to there : the art and science of finding and losing our way / by Bond, Michael Shaw,author.(CARDINAL)830740;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-270) and index.The first wayfinders -- Right to roam -- Maps in the mind -- Thinking space -- From A to B and back again -- You go your way, I'll go mine -- Natural navigators -- The psychology of lost -- City sense -- Am I here? -- Epilogue: The end of the road."How is it that we can walk unfamiliar streets while maintaining a sense of direction? Come up with shortcuts on the fly, in places we've never traveled? The answer is the complex mental map in our brains. This feature of our cognition is easily taken for granted, but it's also critical to our species evolutionary success. In From Here to There Michael Bond tells stories of the lost and found- Polynesian sailors, orienteering champions, early aviators- and surveys the science of human navigation. Navigation skills are deeply embedded in our biology. The ability to find our way over large distances in prehistoric times gave Homo sapiens an advantage, allowing us to explore the farthest regions of the planet. Wayfinding also shaped vital cognitive functions outside the realm of navigation, including abstract thinking, imagination, and memory. Bond brings a reporter's curiosity and nose for narrative to the latest research from psychologists, neuroscientists, animal behaviorists, and anthropologists. He also turns to the people who design and expertly maneuver the world we navigate: search-and-rescue volunteers, cartographers, ordnance mappers, urban planners, and more. The result is a global expedition that furthers our understanding of human orienting in the natural and built environments"--
Subjects: Geographical perception.; Orientation (Psychology); Space perception.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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In and out / by Frisch-Schmoll, Joy.(CARDINAL)657299;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.What they mean -- What's in? -- What's out? -- In and out -- You try it : in or out?"Full-color photographs and simple text introduce the concepts of in and out"--390LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Depth perception; Space perception;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Luna and the moon [board book] / by Wittner, Laura,author.; Pum, Pum,illustrator.;
Luna and the Moon introduce concepts like above, below, far and close.Ages 0 to 4.
Subjects: Board books.; Fiction.; Space perception;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Near, far / by Borando, Silvia,artist.(CARDINAL)615808;
Abstract graphic forms create an exercise in visual perception, showing up-close images that gradually back away on sequential pages to enable young readers to guess what animals will be revealed.
Subjects: Fiction.; Wordless picture books.; Animals; Space perception;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 11
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Near and far / by Frisch-Schmoll, Joy.(CARDINAL)657299;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.What they mean -- What's near? -- What's far? -- Near and far -- You try it : near or far?"Full-color photographs and simple text introduce the concepts of near and far"--290LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Depth perception; Space perception in children; Space perception;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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