Atlas and His Amazing Adventure

This is one of my child’s favorites!

Atlas is a boy who loves his home and family. He looks up to his father who is a map maker. He is scared to go on an adventure of his own but finds his father has shown him all the skills he needs. Quick sweet story without peril and happy ending.
Pros:
-teaches directions/map skills
– alined well with LA my son kept saying “hey my spelling words are in this”
– very sweet and gentle adventure
Cons:
-it is not very fast pace or attention grabbing. If this is your first transition away from comic book style it might be difficult because it’s a little slow. The adventure is very mild.
Overall another great book from The Good and The Beautiful and we loved it! Very happy we bought it

This little story is awesome! We love all of the Silver Tales, but along with being an engaging story, this one teaches the cardinal directions, introduces the compass, and models map making, nature journaling, overcoming fears, supportive family relationships, and problem solving even when you’re scared. My 5 and 7 yo boys loved it and walked around saying, “Never Eat Soggy Waffles” for a while after we read it. They also got their older sister to draw some maps for them to show them how the directions work.

My second grader loves all of the Silver Tales books but this one is his favorite. I love it, too. Atlas overcomes fears of the unknown in this book and it’s all very well-done. The illustrations are fun, too.

This is one of our favorite Silver Tales. I love that it teaches about maps and directions, along with nature journaling and having courage!!