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On The Map Room’s Facebook page<\/a> I was asked, in the context of this year’s gift guide<\/a>, whether I had any suggestions for younger readers. All I could come up with was The Ultimate Mapping Guide for Kids<\/em><\/a>. Writing in the Guardian<\/em>, Vivien Godfrey of Stanfords does rather better than I did, providing a list of maps, books, games and puzzles for children<\/a>. Very much British-focused. [WMS<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On The Map Room’s Facebook page I was asked, in the context of this year’s gift guide, whether I had any suggestions for younger readers. 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