Learning and remembering all 50 states of the United States of America has never been easier.

Woodland Hills, California, based children's author E. Andrew Martonyi's affinity for travel, his constant search for new things to see, and his granddaughter's fascination with his trips inspired him to study the U.S. map from a new angle. What he discovered and developed he now shares with all children to help them learn the states.

His new book for children, The Little Man In the Map, captures and presents a new method that uses mnemonics and rhyming lessons to teach U.S. geography.

Once you open this book, everything you thought you knew about the U.S. map will change. With the help of the book's main character, the states come alive, interacting with each other and with you, playing roles you'd never have expected.

For example, if you can find the Man In the Map (MIM), who stands on the Gulf of Mexico with his hat touching Canada, you can easily find and remember five U.S. states. As the story unfolds, you learn more and more about how all the states relate to one another. When you see the remarkable shapes and patterns they form, you find yourself easily learning their names and locations.

This beautifully illustrated book helps the imagination run free! Through the fun rhymes of the story, children are quickly caught up in the excitement of discovery.

Soon they know all 50 states of the United States of America!

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The Little Man in the Map: With Clues to Remember All 50 States, is a 64-page book jam-packed with creative verse and associations designed to make learning and remembering all 50 states of the United States of America easy -- and fun!

With the help of the book's main character (the Man In the Map, or "MIM," who stands on the Gulf of Mexico with his hat touching Canada), the states come alive, interacting with one another to create a visual landscape like none ever seen before. Children will learn U.S. geography and basic map reading skills by discovering the location, name and shape of every state.

Regional reviews located throughout the book and an accompanying wall map (also available through Schoolside Press) engage students with charming clues and beautiful illustrations. Kids will love learning with MIM as their guide.

The Little Man in the Map was recently chosen as the silver medalist in the Non-Fiction -- Picture Book category of the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards.

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