# There's a Map on My Lap! All about Maps - Hardcover

by **Tish Rabe** (Author), **Aristides Ruiz** (Illustrator)

**Laugh and learn with fun facts about mapmakers, geography, compasses, and more--all told in Dr. Seuss's beloved rhyming style and starring the Cat in the Hat!**  
  
_"You may travel the world, but no matter how far, with a map on your lap you will know where you are."_  
  
The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library series combines beloved characters, engaging rhymes, and Seussian illustrations to introduce children to non-fiction topics from the real world! Go on a journey and learn:

\- how to read the latitude and longitude lines on a map  
\- why a hiker uses a topographical map  
\- why mapmakers use a scale and legends  
\- and much more!

Perfect for story time and for the youngest readers, _There's a Map on My Lap! All About Maps_ also includes an index, glossary, and suggestions for further learning.  
  
**Look for more books in the Cat in the Hat's Learning Library series!**  
_If I Ran the Horse Show: All About Horses_  
_Clam-I-Am! All About the Beach_  
_Miles and Miles of Reptiles: All About Reptiles_  
_A Whale of a Tale! All About Porpoises, Dolphins, and Whales_  
_Safari, So Good! All About African Wildlife_  
_Oh, the Lavas That Flow! All About Volcanoes_  
_Out of Sight Till Tonight! All About Nocturnal Animals_  
_What Cat Is That? All About Cats_  
_Once upon a Mastodon: All About Prehistoric Mammals_  
_Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today? All About Weather_  
_The Cat on the Mat: All About Mindfulness_

### Front Jacket

The Cat in the Hat introduces beginning readers to maps-the different kinds (city, state, world, topographic, temperature, terrain, etc.); their formats (flat, globe, atlas, puzzle); the tools we use to read them (symbols, scales, grids, compasses); and funny facts about the places they show us ("Michigan looks like a scarf and a mitten! Louisiana looks like a chair you can sit in!").

### Author Biography

Tish Rabe is an award-winning television producer and writer. She lives in Greenwich, CT.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.34 x 9.28 x 6.64 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 24, 2002

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** There's a Map on My Lap! All about Maps

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3.2

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 9.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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