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Maps

From the September 14, 2008 Pigeon Post essay of the same name.

Picture Books

Make Way for Ducklings written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey Highly Recommended
A City Through Time written and illustrated by Steve Noon Highly Recommended
Central Park Serenade by Anonymous Recommended
Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton and illustrated by Gergely Tibor Recommended
Where's Wally? written and illustrated by Martin Handford Recommended
Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and illustrated by Ted Rand Recommended
Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights written and illustrated by Debra Miller Recommended
A Port Through Time written and illustrated by Steve Noon Recommended
Traveling Man written and illustrated by James Rumford Recommended
This Is Ireland written and illustrated by M. Sasek Recommended
This Is London written and illustrated by M. Sasek Recommended
This Is Paris written and illustrated by M. Sasek Recommended
This Is Venice written and illustrated by M. Sasek Recommended
My Map Book written and illustrated by Sara Fanelli Suggested
The Adventures of Marco Polo written and illustrated by Russell Freedman Suggested
Under New York by Linda Oatman High and illustrated by Robert Rayevsky Suggested
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by James Ransome Suggested
See the City: The Journey of Manhattan Unfurled written and illustrated by Matteo Pericoli Suggested
The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz Suggested
The Ancient Near East written and illustrated by Rebecca Stefoff Suggested
Me On The Map written and illustrated by Joan Sweeney Suggested
Are We There Yet, Daddy? written and illustrated by Virginia Walters Suggested

Independent Reader

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and illustrated by Pauline Baynes Highly Recommended
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne and illustrated by E.H. Shepard Highly Recommended
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and illustrated by N.C. Wyeth Highly Recommended
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien and illustrated by Michael Hague Highly Recommended
National Geographic Family Reference Atlas by Anonymous Recommended
The Kingfisher Children's Atlas by Anonymous Recommended
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown Recommended
The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford Recommended
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and illustrated by E.H. Shepard Recommended
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray Recommended
Minn of the Mississippi by Holling C. Holling Recommended
Paddle to the Sea by Holling C. Holling Recommended
Looking Down by Steve Jenkins Recommended
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Recommended
Castle by David Macaulay Recommended
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome Recommended
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne Recommended
Around The World In A Hundred Years; From Henry The Navigator To Magellan by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Anthony Bacon Venti Suggested
There's a Map on My Lap! by Tish Rabe Suggested
The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon Suggested
Maps: Getting from Here to There written and illustrated by Henry Weiss Suggested

Young Adult

National Geographic Atlas of the World by Anonymous Recommended
The Penguin Atlas of World History by Hermann Kinder Recommended
Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick Recommended
Longitude by Dava Sobel Recommended
How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein Recommended
The Historical Atlas of World War II by Alexander Swanston Recommendation
DK State-by-State Atlas by Anonymous Suggested
DK Geography of the World by Anonymous Suggested
United States Atlas for Young Explorers by Anonymous Suggested
The Times Atlas of the World by Anonymous Suggested
Rand Mcnally Schoolhouse Children's Illustrated Atlas of the World by Anonymous Suggested
Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin Suggested
The White Nile by Alan Moorehead Suggested
The Blue Nile by Alan Moorehead Suggested
The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo Suggested
Complete Atlas of the World by David Roberts Suggested

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