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Maps in Children's Books

Zoo Maps in Kid Lit

April 30, 2018 Claire Annette Noland 13 Comments

Zoo maps are usually the first maps that children see and learn to read. They are heavily illustrated with animals and the paths show clear directions to get from place to place. Kids learn that a map can help you to get where you want to go. Children also love the maps in zoo books […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, book maps, Bookish Field Trips, Books, picture books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Maps in Children's Books, My Visit to the Zoo, The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo, Zoo Day

Y – Are We There Yet?

April 28, 2018 Claire Annette Noland 9 Comments

Y is for Yet as in – Are we there yet? Is there any traveler who hasn’t asked that question or had to answer that question? It is a popular book topic with many sharing clever suggestions on how to make the journey more enjoyable. But, for those trips being taken through the pages of […]

Filed Under: book maps, Bookish Field Trips, Books, picture books, Places Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Are We There Yet? Alison Lester, Maps in Children's Books, Peter Brown, You Will Be My Friend!

X Marks the Spot

April 28, 2018 Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

X marks the spot is a popular title. And, why not? It conjures up visions of adventure and treasure. Who would’t want to find a map marked with an X? Share these books with the children in your life and take off on a literary treasure hunt- X Marks the Spot  by R. Schuyler (author) and […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, book maps, Books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, ABCs Coloring Book: X is for X Marks the Spot!, Maps in Children's Books, The Truth about my Unbelievable Summer..., X Marks the Spot

Wind in the Willows – a classic map

April 26, 2018 Claire Annette Noland 8 Comments

  This map found in The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham, is one of the classic maps many of us hold dear. It was drawn by  Ernest H. Shepard who also drew the map in Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne. The map, however, was not in the original edition of the book written […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, book maps, Books Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Maps in Children's Books, Wind in the Willows

V is for Vintage Maps in Children’s Books

April 26, 2018 Claire Annette Noland 16 Comments

Maps are visual art that communicates information to give us a sense of place. We read maps and we read books. And, in my opinion, books containing maps are the best kind of books. I’ve shared many maps this past month for the A to Z April Blog Challenge and I could easily go on […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, book maps, Books, picture books Tagged With: A Squirrel Called Rufus, a to z blog challenge, Maps in Children's Books, Maystery Manor, Milly Molly Mandy, The Bamboo Bird, The Blue Cat of Castletown, The Children's Book of London, The Land of Health, The Little White Horse, The Map That Came to Life, The Young Australian Alphabet, Toby Twirl Adventures

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