There's a Map on My Lap!: All About Maps (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)
by Tish Rabe
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Author: Tish RabeBrand: Simon Pulse
Illustrator: Aristides Ruiz
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-09-24
ISBN: 0375810994
Number of pages: 48
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
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- ISBN13: 9780375810992
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of There's a Map on My Lap!: All About Maps (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)
Book Review: Great book, more in-depth than others of the Seussian genre
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was basically great, although some of the Dr. Seuss-style rhyming was just a tad confusing in the map-reading examples. I'd recommend adults read it over first, and if you are reading to--or with--kids who aren't familiar with the Seuss style, just skip over some of the names. Other kids may enjoy that part.
Overall this is a great book on map reading. Parents may want to read it with their kids before going on a road trip, have them practice some map-reading skills at home (including a blueprint-style map of the rooms in their home), then try to find some very simple maps for the kids to read on the road, depending on their ages.
This summer we organized some day camps to help young family members learn to read, which included numerous treasure hunts to practice reading skills. On the final day we read this book, then the big blowout treasure hunt led them to a hidden bag of puzzle pieces. When they put the puzzle together, it was a map of a couple rooms in our house, with red arrows pointing to the location of their next clue. The kids loved it (and they didn't mind the treasure chest full of little prizes after the final clue either)! I think it reinforced how much they could learn by reading books, and how they could put that knowledge to use.
I haven't seen many kids' books that teach map reading, so this is a great addition to a child's library, especially if you help them follow up with some practice. We females tend to have brains that don't automatically process maps, so this may be especially helpful for young girls--if they're anything like me, anyway!
Summary of There's a Map on My Lap!: All About Maps (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)
The Cat in the Hat introduces beginning readers to maps?the different kinds (city, state, world, topographic, temperature, terrain, etc.); their formats (flat, globe, atlas, puzzle); the tools we use to read them (symbols, scales, grids, compasses); and funny facts about the places they show us (?Michigan looks like a scarf and a mitten! Louisiana looks like a chair you can sit in!?).Literature Books
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