Me on the Map (Dragonfly Books)
by Joan Sweeney
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Book Reviews of Me on the Map (Dragonfly Books)
Book Review: Cute Book, helps kids put the world in perspective
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this book. It helps kids relate the reality of their world to the world as a whole, It also helps them understand maps, which are really fairly abstract. It starts with a picture of a little girl in her room, and, on the facing page, her drawing of a "map of my room". Then it shows her house, and her "map of my house". Then the street, with the house on it, then the town, with the street on it, etc. The pictures zoom all the way out to a view of the Earth from space. My daughter loves it, and has drawn "maps" of her room, our house, etc. like those in the bookBook Review: maps and more!
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent book! Not only it teaches about maps (from the map of your room to the map of the world) and geography but it is also excellent for teaching about
* sequences and patterns (each page follows the same template, expanding from the room to the world)
* spacial rotation and visualization (a map is a view from above)
* abstract represntation (a map is a schematic view, a model, of the objects it represents)
* permancence, presistence, and the transient nature of objects and their location (what should be on the map? - toys, books, socks?)
Book Review: Great Perspective for Younger Children
Summary: 4 Stars
A very simplistic but impacting look at maps from a me/mine perspective beginning with her room, house, street... all the way to world and then back to room. The theme is "everyone has a special place in the world and this is how you'll find me"; using a map. The illustrations of the map are very vague in terms of detail, but gives a great relative perspective of the area it comprises. It will introduce the younger children and provide a more vivid explanation to the older ones. I would recommend ages K-4th grades.Book Review: Great book for curious kids
Summary: 4 Stars
My son (6) loves this book. It's very simple to understand and does a great job of showing children where they "fit" geographically into the world. My only complaint is that I wish the author/illustrator had done a bit more to point out where exactly the main character's location was on larger maps (ie put her street in a different color, state in a different color, etc.), but I can point those things out while reading the book out loud to my son, so it's not that big a deal.Book Review: Great book!
Summary: 5 Stars
We bought these books for our two 4 year old grandsons who both moved to new homes in new cities/states this past year. They are really enjoying them along with the puzzle map we sent them. They really only work well, though, is the parents or some other adult beomes involved in reading to them and helping them understand and see where they are on the map. My son and daughter and their spouses are all having great fun with this.