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Mapping Penny's World
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Product Description
Lisa'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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #76230 in Books
- Published on: 2003-08-01
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 32 pages
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 1-3-Lisa and her dog from Measuring Penny (Holt, 1998) are back. Since the girl's class is learning about maps, she decides to draw one of her bedroom and then makes a few for her Boston terrier. These maps show where the pet has hidden her toys and treats, the best route for a neighboring animal to take to their house, biking and hiking trails (Penny rides in the bike basket), and a 3-D map of places where the pup likes to play. Lisa explains terms such as "key," "scale," and "symbol," and introduces tools such as pedometers and odometers. The concepts are clear, and the digital-painting and photo-collage illustrations are uncluttered and ably clarify the text. However, one illustration of Penny looking through a fish tank superimposed on a picture of Lisa's room might be confusing to some young readers. While the animal seems less a fully realized pet than a device for introducing maps, readers will enjoy traveling with this duo and learn much in the process. Libraries will welcome this as a complement to other books that introduce spatial concepts such as Gail Hartman's As the Crow Flies (Aladdin, 1993) and Joan Sweeney's Me on the Map (Crown, 1996).
Louise L. Sherman, formerly at Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, NJ
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Lisa and her pet boxer, Penny, familiar to many youngsters from Measuring Penny (1998) return, this time discovering maps. After learning in school about maps and their parts--the key and symbols, labels, scale, and more--Lisa applies her newfound mapmaking skills to Penny's world. She makes maps of her room (which Penny shares), her yard (full of Penny's hiding places), the neighborhood (and the routes Penny's dog friends use when they visit), and the local park. As Lisa creates her maps, she explains their function and the tools she uses, such as a pedometer. She also includes a three-dimensional, clay-and-cardboard map and many drawings. Young readers will enjoy both Leedy's cheerful pictures and the narrative about Lisa and her engaging dog as they explore a familiar world from an unfamiliar perspective. Great for inspiring children to map their own world, putting a ruler to everything in sight. Catherine Andronik
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Card catalog description
After learning about maps in school, Lisa maps all the favorite places of her dog Penny.
Customer Reviews
fabulous for teachers--especially in 3rd-5th
Kids finally will get what a "birds eye view" means! The book flows nicely from creating a map of Penny's owner's bedroom...to a larger and larger scale. Leads itself to children being able to create their own maps of their bedroom or classroom...then once they have that down your true cartographers will emerge and challenge themselves on a greater scale.
Great Intro to Maps
"...a map is a picture of someplace from above. It's like flying over that spot in an airplane."
This book uses clear language and illustrations to introduce maps to young children. Starting from her bedroom, Lisa maps her and Penny's (her dog) world starting with the most familiar and moving out.
Concepts include using a key, mapping to scale and using a map to give directions.
Your children may be inspired to map their own world.
learn all about maps from a girl and her dog!
This book is a wonderful, colorful book that is very well written and is a great plot line.
Lisa's class at school is learning all about maps and how to use them. As a project Penny has to make a map of her own. Lisa maps out her world and the world of her dog Penny. Children are introduced to terms such as map title, key, symbols, compass rose and scale.
What did you like or not like about the book?
The pictures featuring the main character Lisa and her dog Penny are colorful and entertaining.
I would recommend this book to parents and teacher to share with children in grade 2-4. It's very useful tool in teaching basic geography.
