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Lost!

April 14, 2018 Claire Annette Noland 7 Comments

Lost? Then you need a map!

Lucy in the City

by Julie Dillemuth (author) and Laura Wood (illustrator) Magination Press

Lucy and her raccoon family head out into the night in search of dinner. Lucy is so busy licking the jar of peanut butter that she doesn’t hear her father say “Time to go!” She find herselfs very much alone and unsure of how to get home. Fortunately, a friendly owl with his birds-eye view of the streets guides her safely back to her family. Lucy in the City is not only fun to read but it helps children to develop their sense of direction, spatial recognition, and spatial language. The author includes activities to help children understand maps. (picture book ages 4-8)

 

Larry Gets Lost in New York City

by John Skewes and Michael Mullin

Pete and his pet dog, Larry, head to New York City. There’s so much to see but Larry gets distracted and soon finds himself lost. As Pete and Larry try to find each other they visit the five boroughs and attractions that make NYC great.

 

This is but one book in this hilarious geographic series. Larry and Pete sure do get around as they visit and get separated in San Francisco, Portland, Chicago, Texas, and many other places. (picture books ages 4-8)

 

Lost in NYC: a Subway Adventure

by Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio Garcia Sanchez

I love this book! The endpapers show the subway map of NYC:

Pablo’s first day of school happens to be Field Trip Day to the Empire State Building. The class is going by subway and Alicia volunteers to be his partner. Of course they get separated from the class and then from each other. They cleverly figure out how to get where they need to go in this fast paced exciting graphic novel. The history of the subway system and facts are interspersed in the story with vintage photos and illustrations and detailed author’s notes.

 

What do you do when you get lost?

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, book maps, Field Trips, picture books Tagged With: Blogging a to z, Field Trip to NYC Subways, Larry Gets Lost in New York City, Lost in NYC, Lucy in the City, Maps in Children's Books

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  1. Trine Grillo says

    April 14, 2018 at 2:45 am

    I will need to check out: Lost in NYC: a Subway Adventure

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  2. J Lenni Dorner says

    April 14, 2018 at 8:36 am

    Lucy in the City sounds like a great book. I know a few adults who ought to read it as well.

    I don’t get lost very often. Then again, I know how to navigate.

    Great share.

    Happy A to Z.

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  3. Eva says

    April 14, 2018 at 12:19 pm

    I love that illustration with the owl. But my choice would be the last one, it seems so beautiful and interesting!

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  4. Evelyne Holingue says

    April 14, 2018 at 10:36 pm

    Easy to get lost in a big city! The first time I went to New York we only had maps to get around and I kind of got lost. But getting lost is also a way to discover unexpected plazas or small shops. In Paris where I moved as a grad student I got lost on purpose 🙂
    A year later, I knew the city on the back of my hand. I still carried a map in my purse or jeans’ pocket at all times 🙂

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  5. JazzFeathers says

    April 15, 2018 at 7:04 am

    Lucy story looks lovely. Love the illustrations 🙂

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  6. Lee @ Dragon'sEyeView says

    April 15, 2018 at 6:29 pm

    I want to read all these books! Map-reading (like cursive!) is becoming a lost skill…because when I get lost I pull out my phone.

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    • Claire Annette Noland says

      April 21, 2018 at 4:45 pm

      I use my phone for directions far to often but I do love a good map so I can see the bigger picture of were i am and where I’m going.

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