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The Once Upon a Time Map Book Hardcover – July 15, 2004

by B.G. Hennessy (Author), Peter Joyce (Illustrator)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 501 ratings
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Six comprehensive maps lead children on a tantalizing tour of their favorite magical kingdoms and introduce them to the way maps work.

Once upon a time, fairy-tale kingdoms existed only in the realm of the
imagination. But now, this mesmerizing book of maps brings lands like
Neverland, Oz, and Aladdin's kingdom as close as kids' fingertips. Want to retrace Alice's steps through Wonderland? Start at the rabbit hole and follow the map past the Duchess's house to the croquet ground (just remember not to eat anything along the way!). With maps of six different lands to explore, each offering special points of interest, hidden objects to find, and dangers to avoid, young readers will be spending a lot of time in ONCE UPON A TIME — and learning valuable map-reading skills along the way.
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    3 - 7 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    16 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    1 - 5
  5. Dimensions
    10.01 x 0.34 x 9.96 inches
  6. Publisher
    Candlewick
  7. Publication date
    July 15, 2004
  8. ISBN-10
    0763625213
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0763625214
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Gr. 1-4. A 1999 book of foldout maps has been reissued in flat-page format. It's a charming concept: beautifully detailed watercolor and ink maps of Neverland, Wonderland, Oz, Aladdin's kingdom, Snow White's forest, and the Giant's realm with Jack are each on a double-page spread. There's a key and a series of instructions so that young readers can follow paths and byways, look for hidden features, and find a possible surprise or two. This also teaches rudiments of map reading and direction following in a friendly way, and it's sufficiently packed with diminutive images so that it can be pored over for a long time. GraceAnne DeCandido
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B. G. Hennessy came up with the idea for THE ONCE UPON A TIME MAP BOOK when her sons were bringing home school assignments involving map reading. "I've always liked the maps with the little pictures," she says. "So I decided to create a pictorial map book, a kind of travel guide to places kids would really want to visit."

Peter Joyce says, "As a child I was fascinated by little maps in stories that showed where everything happened and how it related. I enjoyed drawing my way around these famous fairy tales. They are very special — such different imaginative worlds."

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick (July 15, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 16 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0763625213
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0763625214
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7 years, from customers
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 5
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.01 x 0.34 x 9.96 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 501 ratings

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B. G. Hennessy

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B. G. Hennessy has authored over 35 children's books including the entire series of CORDUROY lift-the-flap books. With nearly four million books in print in ten languages, her writing awards and honors include two Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Awards an IRA/Children's Choice Award Book and a Best Book of the Year by the Bank Street College of Education. She recently authored A CHRISTMAS WISH FOR CORDUROY, a companion to Don Freeman's beloved Corduroy bear series.

More information on her books can be found at www.bghennessy.com. Ms. Hennessy lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona with her family.

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J.D.E
5.0 out of 5 stars Clever, Enchanting and Educational
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2015
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This is such a fun way for kids to practice map skills and is a great companion to a fairytale collection. My boys and I thoroughly enjoyed finding all the "treasures" and checkpoints along the routes in each fairytale world. We pulled out the original stories to recap as we went along the journey. The author uses longitude and latitude with a letter and number grid as well as navigational challenges using a compass rose for directions. For example in Neverland this is one of the challenges: "Go 2 Pirate miles west on the rock path. Then follow it behind the waterfall (D3)." It has a coordinating compass rose for every land and a seek and find like "The seven lost boys are hiding. How many can you find?" "Did you find the treasure chest?". Fanciful details really add to the map collection. My boys were so excited we did all the maps in one sitting!
This particular edition is SUPER LARGE (40 1/2 X 40 1/2), which I believe is helpful to see all the details of the map. When I ordered it I thought it would be a hard back (think board book but giant size) due to the pricing but alas it is a soft back large version. Still a great book that solidified our map skills but would have definitely liked a board book for the amount of handling this gets. This is great for our homeschool library and would also be a great combined with a collection of fairy tales for a super sweet treasured gift!

The Enchanted Lands featured in this collection are:
Neverland with Peter Pan
Wonderland with Alice
Aladdin's Kingdom with Genie
Land of Oz with Dorothy
Giant's Kingdom with Jack
The Enchanted Forest with Snow White
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Kimi Leanna
5.0 out of 5 stars My 4yo's FAVORITE book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2021
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My 4 year old son LOVES this book! He now knows all the paths to take through the map and where all the things are on the map. He now finds alternative routes. My oldest (8yo) is able to follow the directions to get to the end point. Great, interesting & engaging way to learn mapping skills. The illustrations are so detailed and beautiful. I saw the other reviews saying this used to be fold out maps with pop ups, but we love this book as it is. Easy to read at the dinner table and to take with us in the car. This book has been and will be well loved for a long time in our house! My only wish is that there was a sequel!
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Jeff
5.0 out of 5 stars I have as much fun with it as my daughter!
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2007
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This book is great, it really brings life to the fairy tales like Snow White and even Peter Pan with big colorful maps of everything you read about in the stories. We have a lot of fun going over the map, and I really think for a youngster 4-7 or so it is perfect for their age and imagination. It really puts a picture to the story, and makes the fairy tales all the more real.

The maps are very colorful and vibrant, and really took some imagination and time to put together. There are a lot of fun things packed in, I really enjoy it as much as my daughter. Haven't reviewed many things but HAD to write one for this because every parent needs this on the bookshelf.
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Brenda
4.0 out of 5 stars Good if you know the stories.
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2019
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Nicely laid out but you need some background on the stories.
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kdd756
5.0 out of 5 stars Who loves it more-- the adult or child?
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2006
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We bought this book for my daughter when she was 4 and heavily into the world of princesses (especially Snow White) and fantasy. She had the book for months before she ventured off the Snow White page. There is so much to do and see with this book, and it can be easily adapted for multiple ages. This book is an especially good companion to reading some of these classics for the first time (Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, and others). While the older child will memorize the maps and whiz through the hidden pictures rather quickly, all kids will enjoy the creative process of studying the map and imagining what else happens. We have fun asking questions about where other scenes from these books could happen on the map and making our own maps from there.
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Webb Family
3.0 out of 5 stars Not attached to the TV show!
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2022
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Ordered this, because Amazon suggested it for my son, who loves the show Once Upon a Time. It sadly didn’t have anything to do with it and was a bit childish. We are keeping it, but it’s definitely not worth it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well loved!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
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My kids and I (9.5,7.5&4yo) all LOVE to sit around and look at this book, find things and follow the map!! We love the different fairytales used for the maps and it makes us go listen to them again and again on audible!!
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DaMama
5.0 out of 5 stars And a cartographer is born
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2013
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This is an amazing book that has taught my son (age 4.5) about maps. It is so fun. This book is not just words on a page, but it inspires adult-child interaction - oh, wait, let's look in the key; let's look at the compass rose; what's southeast? - without being patronizing or pendantic to either party. So much fun. Seriously - my son has spent 2 days drawing a map of his "neighborhood" - where his stuffed animals live - in the style of this book. I've helped him write down directions. We got this book from the library and bought it within the week because I could see it is a treasure.
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susan mason
5.0 out of 5 stars Great puzzle book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2024
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This was a requested gift by our granddaughter. Excellent if a tad expensive but gets her thinking and solving the puzzles. Would recommend.
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Anuj Srivastava
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on May 17, 2016
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3.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Reviewed in Canada on January 4, 2020
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Details are small, but interesting nonetheless.
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Bec Webb
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book, glad I've bought it, but a little too much for my 5 year olds at the moment.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2019
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I got this book for my twins as they both enjoy drawing maps at home. When I checked Amazon for map books suitable for their age I saw this one and loved the look of it.

I took a chance with it really, because the product photos on Amazon aren't the best. The only two inside pages showing are duplicates, not very clear, plus, now I have the book and have checked back, I can see the inside picture on Amazon isn't complete. There are details missing in the Amazon photo, that my book has.

But, I'm glad I took the risk because it's a lovely little book to have.

My twins are 5 and to be honest it all seemed a bit too much at this point. There's so much to do - follow the map instructions, use the compass, use the key, work out the squares etc... I think it was just overwhelming for them at the moment.

Instead we enjoy the pictures and make up our own game with it, for example in the instructions photo I've included you should see it mentions finding 6 little lost boys. So I would just use that and say there's one in square 4D eg, and they'd work out which square that was and look for the little boy.

It's certainly easy enough to use this cute book in ways other than its intended use for now.

Once the boys get the hang of how to use it I've no doubt they'll get real pleasure in doing it.
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Bec Webb
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book, glad I've bought it, but a little too much for my 5 year olds at the moment.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2019
I got this book for my twins as they both enjoy drawing maps at home. When I checked Amazon for map books suitable for their age I saw this one and loved the look of it.

I took a chance with it really, because the product photos on Amazon aren't the best. The only two inside pages showing are duplicates, not very clear, plus, now I have the book and have checked back, I can see the inside picture on Amazon isn't complete. There are details missing in the Amazon photo, that my book has.

But, I'm glad I took the risk because it's a lovely little book to have.

My twins are 5 and to be honest it all seemed a bit too much at this point. There's so much to do - follow the map instructions, use the compass, use the key, work out the squares etc... I think it was just overwhelming for them at the moment.

Instead we enjoy the pictures and make up our own game with it, for example in the instructions photo I've included you should see it mentions finding 6 little lost boys. So I would just use that and say there's one in square 4D eg, and they'd work out which square that was and look for the little boy.

It's certainly easy enough to use this cute book in ways other than its intended use for now.

Once the boys get the hang of how to use it I've no doubt they'll get real pleasure in doing it.
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Mr Andrew Wickett
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for learning geographical skills in a fun way
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2021
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Bought this for a 6 year old. Writing and instructions too small for this age group (more suited for a 9 - 10 year old).
However, the storylines on each page make exciting puzzles and it makes for a pleasant experience for an adult (reading) and child to (solving the pathways) to experience a loving time exploring a book together. It certainly aids observation and deeper thought to follow the paths.
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