Oxford Owl has been created by Oxford University Press to support children’s learning both at home and at school. From the missing jigsaw piece under the wardrobe to the 'broken bit' of a mobile on top of it, the crayon graffiti and the stack of library books, the items in Martha's room make her even more real and endearing. Leigh is also an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator, who is absolutely passionate about writing, making things up and daydreaming. I also love how this setting shows you don't need a huge house or a fancy address to make interesting or beautiful maps of your home. Martha Maps It Out’ would make a fantastic book to share with children over the summer holidays when they might be looking at maps of places they are going to visit whether to be a theme park, different country or their own locality.

Though Martha is small, she is full of big ideas and in this gorgeous story, we see her making sense of her surroundings and charting out her future success. Thank you for visiting Nursery World and making use of our archive of more than 35,000 expert features, subject guides, case studies and policy updates.Full of quirky details and fun non-fiction labels that children will love poring over - they will discover cool new facts with every reading. She has been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize twice, and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal four times. The enormity of the universe and how it all began was a constant source of both wonder and nausea (still haven't figured it out! Martha is far more organised and productive than I was but the things she contemplates are universal and all children will relate to Martha and her energetic mind.

It could be used to support KS1 topics in geography and maths, such as local area mapping, towns and cities, geographical scale, and as a general introduction to map work. Other pages are sure to encourage them to have a go at mapping their own world, adding all the details which are personal and significant to them.Martha's maps will take you on an enchanting journey through her world, starting from outer space and zooming in, map by map, to our planet, Martha's neighbourhood, and beyond. The maps were tons of fun and I loved the little texts that were added in the map that gave it just that little extra. Parents might feel inspired to create a treasure hunt, offering their youngsters a map to help them locate a treat! The book certainly suits curious minds who will enjoy exploring the detail to find facts on each double page.

Maps and Atlases is a curated, easy-purchase pack of books introducing maps and mapping for primary schools. I'm especially fond of the stash of emergency pencils for writing down 'good ideas' and the erasers because 'everyone makes mistakes. Leigh Hodgkinson has written and illustrated picture books for Orchard, Bloomsbury, Nosy Crow, and Simon and Schuster. Beginning in outer space, each map in the book zooms in closer and closer to Martha’s own inner world.They might enjoy creating their own ‘worlds’ with Lego or their toys and then recording this on a map. This is a book you can truly get lost in and both my seven-year-old and my five-year-old have enjoyed exploring its pages. I had my eyes on it for a while, then one of my libraries got in their collection… but apparently it went missing as it is still not on any shelves, and then I just decided to get it in English.

The aerial views are so captivating and I always enjoy turning a book on its side just as we do with the map of her building. Martha’s maps will take you on an enchanting journey through her world, starting from outer space and zooming in, map by map, to our planet, Martha’s neighbourhood, and beyond. Published by MA Education Limited, St Jude's Church, Dulwich Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 0PB, a company registered in England and Wales no.Starting in outer space, we zoom in page by page, to our planet, Martha’s community, and beyond to her dreams of a future where ANYTHING is possible. Not only is Martha a girl with an aptitude for mapmaking, but the family telescope is also used for stargazing by Martha and her mother. She is brimming with ideas and I love how she is so full of questions, how observant she is and how even her plants have names.