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Mapping My Day

Julie Dillemuth author Laura Wood illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:American Psychological Association

Published:13th Mar '17

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Mapping My Day cover

Follow Flora and her zany family as she takes us through her day with a series of vibrant and interactive maps.

In our current GPS-ruled world, map-reading is something of a dying art. But learning to read, understand, and draw maps is a fun and active way for children to develop spatial thinking skills- how we think about and understand the world around us and use concepts of space for problem solving. Early exposure to maps concepts can help foster this type of cognitive development in children and boost their math and science learning as they progress through school.

Each hand-drawn, kid-friendly map highlights key map concepts in the context of a story or puzzle. Figure out which route to school is the fastest, how to find Flora amp rsquo s buried treasure, and even how to complete a dog agility course!

Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals with more information about maps and spatial concepts, as well as questions, games, and activities designed to encourage children to map their own days!
 

amp ldquo A tool every educator of young children should have in their toolbox. amp rdquo -Wrapped in Foil
  amp ldquo I loved Flora and her multi-cultural family and think this book is an excellent way to introduce kids to the dying art of map reading. amp rdquo -Bermuda Onion

amp ldquo This book is a great way to introduce your child to maps and to share all the different types of maps with them in a simple format. amp rdquo -Sincerely Stacie

amp ldquo This is a book that will be appreciated by teachers and readers alike! amp rdquo -Unleashing Readers

amp ldquo This book helps kids learn is by talking about something that kids use and love every day: maps! What kid doesn amp rsquo t love drawing a treasure map like a pirate? Without even knowing it, kids will realize that they already know how to read and draw maps. amp rdquo -Unconventional Librarian
  amp ldquo The playful cartoon artwork is simple enough to allow young readers to absorb the mindfulness and geographic reasoning lessons that are demonstrated on each page amp hellip . An excellent addition to geography collections. amp rdquo -School Library Journal

amp quot It amp rsquo s a great invitation to start mapping out our world-something that may be seen by some as a dying art in this age of GPS, but is a critically important skill to have. amp quot -Mom Read It

amp ldquo This book makes these things so much easier to learn by bringing these ideas to a level that kids can understand-their own lives amp hellip . I can amp rsquo t recommend this book highly enough. amp rdquo -Randomly Reading

amp quot With simple text and cheerful pictures, plus all the activities, this book is all you need for a science activity, lesson, or program on mapping. amp quot -Jean Little Library

amp quot Mapping My Day is an original and very highly recommended addition to family, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections. amp rdquo -Midwest Book Review

amp quot I would recommend Mapping My Day for grades amp ndash 3. amp quot -The Late Bloomer's Book Blog

amp quot The book is fun and interactive. It gets kids thinking and learning but it amp rsquo s presented in a story that is fun for them to read. I like that it has a section for parents and caregivers in the back that offers helpful advice on teaching map skills to kids. amp quot  -Where Imagination Grows

amp quot The development of spatial skills and the ability to read and interpret maps are important concepts to teach, and a new picture book can help engage children in this vein while entertaining them with a story. Mapping My Day by Julie Dillemuth and illustrated by Laura Wood introduces a little girl who describes different aspects of her daily routine through the use of maps and explains the related symbols, terms, and ideas as she goes along. amp quot  -Five Minutes for Mom

amp quot This book is so informative and really helps young ones get more comfortable with maps from reading to drawing and more. I love it!! amp quot  -Crafty Moms Share

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We often underestimate the ability of young children to learn how to read and understand maps. That's why a resource like the new nonfiction picture book Mapping My Day by Julie Dillemuth and illustrated by Laura Wood is such an asset for educators. amp quot  -Growing with Science

amp quot I anticipate young readers will make lots of of connections to Flora in this story just as I did. But if not, I'm guessing they'll be captivated by her world and will get a little more curious about their own. amp quot  -Teach Mentor Texts

  • NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
  • International Latino Book Awards Finalist

ISBN: 9781433823336

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

40 pages