Mapping Penny's World

The first and second graders always love learning about something if there are animals in the lesson!

We originally checked out Mapping Penny's World from our local library as part of our homeschool studies. My kids and I loved it so much that we bought it for our home library. This book does a really great job of explaining maps in a fun way. They map things like where Penny has buried bones or shoes, how to get to a neighbors house, the girls bedroom, etc. Keys, scale, legends, etc are explained. There is also a part where a map is made from clay. My kids (4 and 6) both sat down with their clay and this book and worked on their own clay maps for hours. They've taken ideas from this book and mapped our backyard and where our dog has her toys, where their toys are etc. This book has provided hours of fun mapping work for my kids. I love when a book catches their interest so much that it carries over into their "play". This book is a great one!

This book was in good condition and it worked good for the lesson that I was teaching.

Fantastic for use with my second graders!! We love using this during our map unit and creating our own maps. The pictures are fantastic, the wording is great, and the content is easily aligned with standards. My kiddos love this book year after year and the Measuring Penny book, as well! Highly recommended for classroom and personal children libraries :)

This is a very nice and informative book. Great for basic map skills and how to create one.

I think this is a very interesting book and our kids in the homeschool group have enjoyed it as well as we explore the world.

Was as described but I wish the description would have included the fact that it was a library book. Then I would have known what kind of markings were going to be in it. I would have still wanted it, but just been prepared

This is one of the best books to teach mapping skills and knowledge. I have found it extremely successful and easy to follow from grades 1 through 4. It would be an excellent book to teach your own children at home or to use as a review if your children are learning mapping skills at school.

Bought in response to my daughter's curriculum needs and how useful it is in making them aware of the perspective of things around them Yes it is from the US but the principles remain the same. Excellent book, highly recommended

Good book

The book would be great..,,but with all the American references it makes it difficult to adapt to a Canadian curriculum. I was disappointed with that. I probably wouldn't have bought it had I had the chance to preview it for content

really good way to help kids understand what maps are and how they work.

love it!