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As the Crow Flies: A First Book of Maps [Paperback]

Gail Hartman , Harvey Stevenson
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September 30, 1993 3 and up 320L (What's this?)
Maps -- they help you get where you want to go. People use road maps to find their way. These maps show miles of highways that point out the right direction. But what about the crow? What kind of map does he use? Or the eagle, the rabbit, the horse, and the sea gull? What's on their maps?

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Product Details

  • Age Range: 3 and up
  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Aladdin (September 30, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0689717628
  • ISBN-13: 978-0689717628
  • Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Cool Children's Introduction To Maps September 18, 2000
Format:Paperback
Good reading for 3-8 yrs. This book wins big points for originality. It serves as a good tool for demonstrating how places relate to each other and exposes them to the concept of maps. They are very basic maps--landmarks only--combined with good illustrations, that make it so easy for children to comprehend.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best introduction to maps I've seen October 11, 1999
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This is a wonderful way to introduce kids to maps and mapping. The concept of showing the world through a series of eyes invites the child into maps in an innovative and meaningful way.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to the concept of maps February 1, 2006
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This is a great book from the 'teaching the concept' point of view, but what it more it is beautiful (great art work) and sweet for little chidren, with each map introduced through teh eyes of an animal's travels.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars I like it more than my little boy does December 21, 2008
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This is the sort of book that I wanted to be more interesting and effective than it really was, for my little boy. He is still a toddler, and maybe this would work for bigger kids, but he is advanced for his age and loves maps, so I don't think this was beyond him. In concept, it's great: it follows a stream, a road, a crow, a horse, etc. on their travels through the countryside, and at the end of each "chapter" it draws a little "map" for the journey of each. At the end of the book, there is a summation and then all of the "maps" are gathered together in one big map. This is presumably intended to teach the whole idea that maps are very small snapshots of big territories, and other basic concepts about maps. But I don't know that it conveyed much to our little boy. He likes it OK but he doesn't ask for it. But he does love his globe and maps. I rate this 4 stars because I personally would give it 5 stars while my son's excitement level seems around 2-3.
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4.0 out of 5 stars As the Crow Flies March 13, 2007
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Used to set up a focus on perspectives related to a map unit in both PS and elem. settings.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Follow That Bird! April 17, 2011
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent teaching tool for young children. It seems that children slightly past toddlerhood (4-5) enjoy this book more than their younger counterparts. Older children in the early grades will most likely enjoy this as well.

As flies the crow as the old saying goes - readers follow that crow; a stream; a long and winding road and other animals and landmarks along the way. At the close of each journey is a small map. Each map is joined by becoming an amalgamation of a large map that incorporates each such trip. It gives a Gesthalt image that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and to visualize an entire geographic area that is made up of these connecting landmarks.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great Introduction to reading maps August 4, 2012
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My son and I read this when he was around 6. He learned a lot about maps and directions.
Great book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great for teaching perspective September 18, 2010
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This book is a great companion to Me on the Map. It's a nice lesson in perspective, illustrating that we all share the same space, but see it very differently. Short and sweet, it makes a good addition to teaching map/world skills.
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