And while I, myself, do find the maps and the mapmaking instructions featured and depicted somewhat confusing, I realise that this is primarily (and likely) due to the fact that I have (and always have had) some rather significant visual/spatial perception issues, and that as an introduction to basic mapmaking skills, Loreen Leedy's Mapping Penny's World is visually bright, colourfully detailed, and with just enough information presented to make the book informative without overwhelming most students, most children. The concept of having children (students) produce detailed personal maps, and in this here scenario maps for a favourite pet (Penny the dog) is rather ingenious, and the accompanying illustrations are indeed bright and cheerful and although not really all that much to my personal tastes do work well enough in conjunction with and to the presented text (using a book like Mapping Penny's World with a child, or a group of children, either at home, or at school, would likely not only make maps, map-reading and map-making fun and diverting, I believe it would also make the latter more personally significant, and not some vague, confusing idea with no personal connections).
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