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The Map Center
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There's this 8(?) year old girl in the store who, with a wide conspiratorial grin, just grabbed a massive tome about 19th century British geology. She's not gonna get far reading it it but she has really latched on to the wonders of a BIG BOOK.

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Mike Kling
@mikekling9.bsky.social

I see me 52 years ago....😀 When i pestered my mother to get a BIG book about Dinosaurs. (I got the book, I was very annoying at that time 😁)

The Map Center
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Mom tells me she has a bad sense of direction because she's a woman. I tell her that scientists find gendered differences in performance disappear after a few weeks of practice. Boys tend to be better only because we give them toys like Legos. "I LOVE LEGOS" the girl says. They buy a compass.

The Map Center
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I don't advertise this broadly but if I have time, each purchase of a compass for a kid comes with an explanation of how to use it involving a map of Rhode Island spread out on the rug. It's usually the highlight of my day.