My Top Ten Middle Grade Books - Answering Betsy's.Book Review - Looking Closely Around the Pond.Books for Elementary Science - Physical Science.Teachers will find the learning resource material (pdf) for this book to a source of useful ideas and classroom activities. The final spread leads readers through the process of creating their own maps. The book wraps up with the kids returning home to find the missing pets asleep under a tree. To avoid confusion later a teacher would likely need to explain this distinction and perhaps show examples of both topographic and physical maps of an area. That's why I referred to this map as a physical map. True topographic maps use contour lines to show the shape and elevation of the earth's surface. My problem is not with the definition, but with the map itself and the title of the map. You can use this kind of map to find rolling hills, low-lying lakes or high mountains.The map that accompanies this text is the one on the cover of the book. On the page it is called a topographical map and accompanied by this definition.Ī topographical map shows the natural features of a landscape. I did have one area of concern and that is in regards to the physical map. The maps are colorful, interesting, well captioned, and will be interesting for kids to explore. Readers are introduced to 10 sights and a variety of maps along the way, including a weather map, treasure map, physical map, world map, and more. The compass rose on a map shows you directs such as north, south, east and west.I'm not sure what the motivation for answering the questions will be, but as a part of lesson on mapping these will be helpful tools for teachers. Maybe Max and Ollie are visiting the animals. Here is an example from the spread 'In the City.' Where have Max and Ollie gone? The five friends decide to find out!Each stop along the way presents a map, a question, and some helpful information. Pedro notices that Sally's dog, Max, and her cat, Ollie, are missing. Sally and her friends are playing in her backyard. The next double-page spread presents the problem that begins the map-reading adventure.

Follow That Map! by Scot Ritchie