Mapping Penny's World
by:
Loreen Leedy (author)
Lisa and her dog, Penny, learn the basics of mapmaking in this delightful sequel to Measuring PennyLisa's class is learning how to make maps. The teacher says they can make maps of anyplace, so Lisa starts with her bedroom. She includes all the things that people will need to read the map, such...
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Lisa and her dog, Penny, learn the basics of mapmaking in this delightful sequel to Measuring PennyLisa's class is learning how to make maps. The teacher says they can make maps of anyplace, so Lisa starts with her bedroom. She includes all the things that people will need to read the map, such as a scale and a key to the symbols she has used. Her dog, Penny, helps with the map. This gives Lisa an idea: Why not map Penny's world? Making maps is so much fun that Lisa and Penny decide to visit some of the exotic places that they've drawn-but they won't forget to take a map along!Now available in paperback, this engaging sequel to the bestselling Measuring Penny will delight teachers and students alike.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780805072624 (0805072624)
ASIN: 805072624
Publish date: August 1st 2003
Publisher: Square Fish
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
This little book about a girl doing a map project for school reminds me of those designed-for-classroom-use readers we had in elementary school -- only it doesn't seem to really teach much except maybe how to use a ruler, and surely that could be conveyed pretty easily without a story. The illustrat...
I didn't expect to be as impressed with this as I was. But it turns out this is *exactly* what I was looking for in trying to teach my child about maps. I really *love* the maps in this book - they are bright and appealing and extremely clear and concise. The story is secondary, but works well en...