Mapping My Day

by Julie Dillemuth, Laura Wood (Illustrator)

Overview

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’s buried treasure, and even how to complete a dog agility course!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433823336
Publisher:	Magination Press, American Psychological Association
Publication date:	03/13/2017
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 9 Years

About the Author

Julie Dillemuth has a PhD in geography and is the author of picture books that help children develop and practice spatial thinking skills, problem solving, and social-emotional skills.

Laura Wood is an independent illustrator based in Milan. She is particularly drawn to children's illustration because it allows her to play with colors and characters in order to create the perfect world she would like to live in: sunny, safe, and fun.

Editorial Reviews

A tool every educator of young children should have in their toolbox.” —Wrapped in Foil
 
“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.”—Bermuda Onion

“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.” —Sincerely Stacie

“This is a book that will be appreciated by teachers and readers alike!” —Unleashing Readers

“This book helps kids learn is by talking about something that kids use and love every day: maps! What kid doesn’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.” —Unconventional Librarian
  “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…. An excellent addition to geography collections.” —School Library Journal

"It’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." —Mom Read It

“This book makes these things so much easier to learn by bringing these ideas to a level that kids can understand—their own lives…. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.” —Randomly Reading

"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." —Jean Little Library

"Mapping My Day is an original and very highly recommended addition to family, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections.” —Midwest Book Review

"I would recommend Mapping My Day for grades 1–3." —The Late Bloomer's Book Blog

"The book is fun and interactive. It gets kids thinking and learning but it’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." —Where Imagination Grows

"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." —Five Minutes for Mom

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

"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." —Growing with Science

"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." —Teach Mentor Texts

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