Maps & Mazes

Books about Maps

• Mapping Sam. Joyce Hesselberth. Greenwillow Books, 2018. A cat named Sam reveals all kinds of maps and the process of mapmaking
• One-Eyed Jake. Pat Hutchins. Greenwillow Books, 1994
• The Map Trap. Andrew Clements. Illustrated by Dan Andreasen. Simon & Schuster, 2012
• Henry's Map. David Elliott. Philomel Books, 2013
• Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor. Robert Burleigh. Illustrated by Raul Colon. Simon & Schuster, 2016
• Lucy in the City: A Story About Developing Spatial Thinking Skills. Julie Dillemuth. Magination Press, 2015
• Follow That Map! A First Book of Mapping Skills. Scot Ritchie. KidsCanPress, 2009
• The Adorable Maps Today's Cartographers Made As Kids, National Geographic (February 22, 2017)

Digital Resources for Maps

Map Tools & Games

• GeoGuessr - Trivia game using Google Street View clues to guess a location
• Google Street View
• Google Earth
• 21 Map Creation Tools for Students and Teachers
• SnapMap, a location finding feature on Snapchat
• Map Maker Interactive, from National Geographic

Articles

• Why Children Still Need to Read (and Draw) Maps. PBS Parents (January 27, 2017)
• Barbara Petchenik Children's World Map Drawing Competition, from the International Cartographic Association
• Map Skills for Elementary Students: Spatial Thinking in Grades PreK - 6, from National Geographic
• The Adorable Maps Today’s Cartographers Made As Kids - Eight maps made by professional cartographers when they were children.

True Size World Maps

• How North Ended Up on Top of the Map, Aljazeera America (February 16, 2014)
• The Upsidedown Map Page
• Link to The True Size Of Interactive
• Peters Projection Map

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