From Here to There

By Vivian French, Ya-Ling Huang (Illustrator)

A child questions a friend's map, sparking a journey into the art of mapmaking with her dad.

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32 pages· 301 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

Anna receives a puzzling map from her friend Zane, placing his house at the center and hers on the edge. Curious and determined, Anna sets out to create her own map, enlisting her dad's help. As they explore symbols, scales, and perspectives, Anna discovers the fascinating world of cartography. Will her new map reveal unexpected insights about her neighborhood and herself? Join Anna on this creative adventure, where even her cat Whiskers finds a place on the map. Dive into a story that inspires young cartographers to chart their own paths.

From the publisher

From routes to scale, a young child and her dad explore the world of maps in a charming story encouraging readers to chart their own neighborhoods. One day, Anna’s friend Zane sends her an invitation to come over to play, and inside the envelope is a map. But Anna is convinced the map can’t be right–why has Zane put his house in the middle and hers on the edge? So Anna decides to draw a map of her own, and Dad joins in as well. With an inviting narrative, child-friendly illustrations, and running commentary about various aspects of maps, aspiring cartographers are introduced to everything from symbols to point of view, road maps to family trees–and even a special “cat map” of Anna’s pet’s favorite spots. A final spread spurs readers to try their own hand at mapmaking.

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