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Map My Neighborhood (First Step Nonfiction ― Map It Out)
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About Map My Neighborhood
Product Description Come along as a girl maps her neighborhood to show her visiting grandmother where everything is. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a neighborhood map needs to have. Review "These easy-to-read titles are for youngsters just learning about maps. Color photographs intermingle with hand-drawn diagrams to help readers understand the vocabulary. Each book is organized so that children can follow along as the narrator plans and then draws a map for a specific reason. My Room is an excellent place to start as it explains how the symbols are used and how to create a key. Each volume includes directions on how to make a map and some fun facts. Good examples of beginning narrative nonfiction that includes well-explained hands-on activities." ―School Library Journal "The subject heading for these books is cartography, and these map-making directions are indeed simple enough for a new reader. A child narrator shown in a photograph sets up a situation, such as a grandma coming to visit, and creates a map to fit that situation. The maps, drawn with colored markers in a childlike style, follow the same steps in each volume: planning the map and then drawing it. Map My Home includes an unexplained compass rose and some more complicated map symbols but gives a plausible reason for mapping a home: in case of fire. Map My Neighborhood features a girl helping her visiting grandma by drawing a map to various local spots (this does include a very basic explanation of a compass rose). Map My Room explains creating a simple diagram of the locations where a neighbor can find the materials for feeding a hamster, with an understandable key showing the bed, the dresser, and the bookcase. In Map My State, a child creates a map of the state he is planning to visit, Texas. It's the least successful of the series, with difficult names (Guadalupe Peak) and the unexplained Route 66. A page at the back of each book offers somewhat random facts on a tangential topic like types of homes. These work best read together to reinforce the concepts and give children ideas for things they can map themselves." ―Booklist About the Author Jennifer Boothroyd taught elementary school for many years. She currently helps visitors explore the outdoors at a local nature center. Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family, taking pictures, and traveling. She is a huge Disney geek and loves planning trips to Walt Disney World for her friends and family.
