by Loreen Leedy
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...