Magic Carpet

by Pat Brisson

Aunt Agatha and Elizabeth imagine the travels of the rug on which they are sitting, from China across the sea to the west coast of the United States, and onward in a journey designed to let its carriers stop only in cities beginning with the letter "s."

Genres: Picture Books

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

I have been writing picture books and easy-to-read chapter books for the last twenty years. My first YA, The Best and Hardest Thing, a novel in verse, will be coming out in May 2010.

I am a former elementary school teacher, school librarian and reference librarian in a public library. I now write full-time and do author visits to schools.

My husband and I have four grown sons. We live in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
Our last name has a short "i" sound and rhymes with "listen".

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two stars for the story but an extra star for the idea...which would be a great geography activity!

Story: a girl and her aunt make up a story about where the aunt's carpet came from. They use an atlas as needed for inspiration.

Classroom connection: give pairs an object, an atlas, and time to talk through a story about how the object got to their school. Grade 2?

[April Scheivelhud · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading Magic Carpet with my son. We went on a traveling adventure across the U.S. and learned about how Aunt Agatha got her mysterious magic carpet. We also learned about some famous cities on the way and their industries/produce.