"Finding yourself and your place in the world."
Mapping is such an interesting tool for all of us to use. Important not just from a geographical point of view, but also in a psychological sense as an aid to thinking, planning and understanding. It also something that the curriculum tackles in Key Stage 1, so this is an invaluable book in so many ways.
A little girl has moved to a new home far away from loved ones and familiarity. Her Mum draws her a map to help her work out where things are in her new community and to help her find her way around and to restore her sense of security. Instinctively she wants to map where she is relative to her previous existence, and so the map must get bigger, until it takes up the whole wall.
Her new friends want to join in and in doing so, they are sharing information about themselves and about the new places they discover together. Her father expands the map further to show her how things used to be and together they begin to map out how things may look in the future, if they look after the world.
This is a lovely gentle story about resilience too; our heroine has to cope with her favourite tree being cut down and with the loss of her beloved Joe Dog. Ultimately, she learns that while change is inevitable, it isn’t always bad and brings with it opportunities.
At the back of the book there are some really lovely suggestions for children to make their own maps, which will be useful at home and in the class. Children will no doubt be encouraged in their creativity by the lovely artwork which complements the sensitive and thoughtful text.
A gentle story about moving, making connections and mapping a better world.
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A gentle story about moving, making connections and mapping a better world. When a young girl moves to a new country, her mum helps her draw a map to understand her unfamiliar surroundings.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Map of Me and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
The Map of Me features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, Romance / Relationship Stories, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s picture books, Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics
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The Map of Me was written by Nicola Davies and published by Templar Books an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
The Map of Me has 32 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
