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HOW I LEARNED GEOGRAPHY

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Shulevitz
Author's First Name: 
Uri
Publisher: 
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication Date: 
2008

One memorable day, after the author's family fled from Moscow to Kazakhstan, his father brought home a map instead of food.  This vibrant autogiographical picture book shows how that impractical act fed another kind of hunger.

THE GOLDEN DREAM OF CARLO CHUCHIO

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Alexander
Author's First Name: 
Lloyd
Publisher: 
Henry Holt
Publication Date: 
2007

When he finds a map hidden in an old book, Carlo, a natural daydreamer, launches a picaresque treasure hunt filled with danger, adventure, romance, and a cast of colorful characters.

LITTLE MOUSE'S BIG BOOK OF FEARS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Gravett
Author's First Name: 
Emily
Publisher: 
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 
2008

Die-cuts, nibbled pages, collage, dictionary definitions, and a fold-out "Visitors' Map of the Isle of Fright" illustrate Little Mouse's long list of phobias inviting children to think or even laugh about their own worries.

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