Lost on Owl Lane

by Susan Blackaby, Amy Muehlenhardt (Illustrator)

Overview

Jessie's worried she'll never be able to find her way around her new neighborhood. To her, it's a crazy maze of avenues, streets, and intersections. But then she meets a big kid named Sara, an expert map reader, and things take a new direction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666312645
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Series:	Read-it! Readers: Social Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Mary Newell DePalma's illustrations have appeared in newspapers, books, and magazines. Some of her assignments have involved drawing giraffes, cans of shrimp, mice, matchsticks, and pork chops. The Strange Egg is the first children's book that she has both written and illustrated. She lives in Boston with her husband and their two children.

Editorial Reviews

In this story from the Read-it Readers! Social Studies series, Jesse has moved to a new neighborhood. By using her computer, Jesse’s neighbor Sara shows Jesse how to get around the neighborhood using a map. Jesse learns about map symbols and finding landmarks. The book contains a short glossary, bibliography, and websites for more information. It great one for teachers to share with students to encourage them to think about and be more considerate.

The Lorgnette - Heart of Texas Reviews

When Jessie first moves to Owl Lane, she does not know her way around the neighborhood. Fortunately Sara lives next door—a cool older kid who does know her way around. “Whenever Jessie had a question about how to get somewhere, Sara had an answer.” One morning Jessie needs to find the library. She asks Sara for help. Using her computer, Sara prints a map of the town and takes the time to explain how to use it. But better yet, Sara and her dog Pixie go with Jessie. Jessie reads the map and leads the way, but Sara is there with lots of good information. Kids will certainly learn map basics; the explanations Sara gives about how to read and use a map, and her definitions of map related-concepts (map key, landmark and symbols), will be readily understood by young readers. An activity page, a glossary, and a list of places to learn more about maps are included. From the “Read-it! Readers Social Studies” series, this “green level” book is described as presenting more complex ideas with an extended vocabulary range.

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