This was our birthday present to Keira, the “Children’s Map of Europe” which you can get for $24.95 at such places like these. I do have one slight quibble, and that is the borderlines between countries are quite hard to find/follow.
However, the reason I do like it – the reason I bought it – is for the detail in the illustrations, all the minuscule pictures of animals, places of interest, foods, cultural spots, to be found in each region. Sometimes Keira asks about a particular place, and then we go look it up on the computer.
For example, the other day she asked after the caption of the abbey/island of Mont Saint-Michel* and so we went and looked it up together on my laptop, thanks to the wonders of wireless.
Its dimensions are 130 x 94cms, so it’s not a little thing. But worth it.
* Fabulous place I’d love to go to, incidentally! She has good taste.
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The map looks great. I’ve bookmarked the map site for when we (finally) paint the kids’ bedrooms and are able to put up some posters.
I’m in the process of trying to convince my husband that we *need* wireless internet. I’m also trying to convinced him that I *really need* an iPhone. He is still skeptical, but I remain hopeful.
That is a fabulous map. We got Annie her own Atlas from Honeybee Toys in Montmorency and she spends ages just sitting and turning the pages looking at the pictures.
A super map and a good companion for the internet.
That map looks superb. A great way to teach and encourage learning – as well as being interesting!!
I love this map. We have a world map – adult version. Will have to check out the link, thanks for sharing it.