My son loves maps and this is a good, simple picture book introduction to what a map tells us.

As the Crow Flies is a great book for children to learn more places around them and vocabulary they aren't as use to using. It talks about the many routes animals take and it overall shows a map of all the destinations.

This book was a very simple introduction to maps. It would be good for very little readers and learners or people who really like birds. We have read a lot of good map books, however. So, this one was a little too basic for us. Some others that we really enjoyed are Mapping Penny's World, The Treasure of Pirate Frank and Me on the Map.

I wish As the Crow Flies were only a bit more stylish, because it's great. Such a simple, subtle way to introduce the concept of maps. I think this should be read to children starting at 3-years-old. Having a concept of map-reading is not only useful when it comes to maps -- it's all about spatial intelligence! Geographical knowledge is such an important foundation for so much else, and simply understanding what maps are is the very beginning.

This book is a good book for younger children to read to get acquainted with the concept of maps. It incorporates animals and their homes as well. This would be good to have a discussion over if you are starting a unit on maps.

A real cool book about maps based on what character: crow, rabbit, eagle , horse, gull. Then it is put all together into one big amp at the end. Children would really like this book. They could draw their own maps

This was a good "first maps" book of detailed illustrations that show the paths of different animals.