Joan Sweeny

A little girl takes the reader on a step-by-step journey through different level of maps, from the world map to a street map to a map of her own room. Through colorful and simple language, the book help children understand their place in the world and how the map can help them navigate and explore it.

Age: 3-5 years
Source: Pierce College Library

In this playful introduction to maps and geography, step by simple step, a young girl shows readers herself on a map of her room, her room on the map of her house, her house on the map of her street--all the way to her country on a map of the world.

This book is a fun introduction to maps and geography. Ayoung girl shows readers herself on a map of her room, her room on the map of her house, her house on the map of her street--all the way to her country on a map of the world. This book would be useful for a social studies class when introducing maps.

This book shows a girl that draws different maps to show her location. She starts smaller with her bedroom and goes bigger to a map of the earth. This is a great resource for an early childhood classroom to introduce the use of maps and geography.