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What a Map Can Do Hardcover – Picture Book, July 18, 2023

by Gabrielle Balkan (Author), Alberto Lot (Illustrator)
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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An accessible and humorous introduction to maps for budding navigators.

A raccoon narrator embarks on a big adventure in this exciting exploration of maps for the youngest readers. Traditional maps of cities, roads, and parks are joined by some less conventional ones such as inside the body, each one methodically introduced with humor and clear explanation. A clever, colorful, and engaging first look at constructing and decoding maps.
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    3 - 5 years
  2. Print length
    48 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    1 - Kindergarten
  5. Lexile measure
    AD540L
  6. Dimensions
    11.38 x 0.48 x 9.81 inches
  7. Publisher
    Rise x Penguin Workshop
  8. Publication date
    July 18, 2023
  9. ISBN-10
    0593519981
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0593519981
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*Association for Library Service to Children NOTABLE BOOK of 2024*

Best Book of 2023 -- Chicago Public Library

"So many places to go. How to explore them? With maps! A standout picture book that both entertains and teaches." (STARRED REVIEW) --Kirkus

"A a useful, playful seek-and-find basic-skills book—and a primer for how to survive without GPS navigation." (STARRED REVIEW) --Publishers Weekly

"This introduction to maps that will have readers learning and laughing together." --School Library Journal

About the Author

Gabrielle Balkan (she/her) is best known for nonfiction books that delight readers ages 2–12 with curious and essential facts about the United States, animal record-breakers, and more. She lives, works, and rides bikes in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley with her twin fifth graders and a writer husband.






Alberto Lot is a designer, an illustrator, and an animator. Formerly an art director at Leo Burnett and Condé Nast, he now creates visuals for several global brands and companies, as well as children's books! He has published several in Italian, but this is his first one in English. Alberto lives in Bologna, Italy, with his young family, and spends his days making things that are beautiful to see and easy to understand.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rise x Penguin Workshop (July 18, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593519981
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593519981
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 5 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD540L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - Kindergarten
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.38 x 0.48 x 9.81 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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Gabrielle Balkan

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Hello! I am Gabrielle Balkan--it's true!

I absolutely adore and am inspired by books and children and education and so have spent some 20 years writing and editing and brainstorming books for readers ages 0 - 12.

I grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and now live in Germantown, New York with my husband, twin girls, and orange cat.

I am also the author of The Dog Rules by CoCo LaRue.

You can visit me at www.GabrielleBalkan.com and www.facebook.com/gabrielle.balkan

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4.9 out of 5 stars
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Never be lost again!
Geographic literacy is an important skill, and this fun book introduces how to find one's way using various maps. Whether you're taking the subway or staring up at the constellations in the night sky, explore the world around you using maps. Everything is somewhere, and What a Map Can Do navigates with energy and vibrancy.
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Mary B. Nicolini
5.0 out of 5 stars Never be lost again!
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
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Geographic literacy is an important skill, and this fun book introduces how to find one's way using various maps. Whether you're taking the subway or staring up at the constellations in the night sky, explore the world around you using maps. Everything is somewhere, and What a Map Can Do navigates with energy and vibrancy.
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Mary B. Nicolini
5.0 out of 5 stars Never be lost again!
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
Geographic literacy is an important skill, and this fun book introduces how to find one's way using various maps. Whether you're taking the subway or staring up at the constellations in the night sky, explore the world around you using maps. Everything is somewhere, and What a Map Can Do navigates with energy and vibrancy.
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Nicole Sandoval
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book for elementary kids!
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023
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This is a fun book to present the many ways we encounter and utilize maps in the world! The text and pictures are engaging, making learning effortless for my school-aged children.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Read this to a child and you'll both learn more than you bargained for!
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
At 60 years of age, you'd think I'd have learned enough about maps that this children's book would simply be cute. I am embarrassed, yet excited, to admit I learned a lot here. Today I have a whole new appreciation for the depth and breadth of the usefulness of maps, in all their various shapes, sizes and types.

Read this to a child you know. You'll both have a great time learning that maps are simply fantastic.
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MeezCarrie
4.0 out of 5 stars delightful way to introduce children to a variety of maps and map skills
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023
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Maps of rooms, neighborhoods, and cities. Bus maps. Museum maps. Road maps. Maps of the human body & a national forest. Trail maps. Weather maps. Star maps. What a Map Can Do gives little explorers an entertaining crash course on maps – what they do, how to use them, and how to read them.

As a former elementary school teacher, I loved the variety of maps covered, and I can see this being an invaluable teaching tool for a classroom or home-school unit on maps. Each new map could be a springboard for further discussion and engaging supplementary activities. You could easily do an entire lesson each on several of the individual pages, and the natural order in which the book is laid out makes that part of the unit planning easy. I was very much impressed with the number of different skills that children can learn by spending some time in What a Map Can Do – concepts like a bird’s eye view, symbols, keys, a compass rose, the difference between interstates and routes, weather terms, constellations, an index. There are just so many possibilities for how this book can be utilized in a home or school educational setting. But it’s also done in such a way that children are engaged, interactive, and having fun all along the way. Lot’s illustrations are bright and colorful with fun little things for children to find, and they serve as the perfect companion to Balkan’s text.

Bottom Line: What a Map Can Do by Gabrielle Balkan is a great resource for any home or school library, a delightful way to introduce children to a variety of maps and map skills. With the cute raccoon guide and engaging illustrations, children won’t even care that they’re learning because they’re having too much fun! I wish I’d had this in my classroom when I taught map skills, but it’s also a great choice for anyone who is intentional about having ‘teachable moments’ with the kiddos in their lives, be it a parent who home-schools, a public or private school teacher, a grandparent, or (of course) a cool aunt.

(I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book)
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M. Mortenson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Australia on October 28, 2023
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Very good to expose students to what a map is and how useful a map is.
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