sample concept map about Cam Jansen book

The concept map I made is about a book I read with my students during the mystery unit. I made a concept map about the characters because I think it is difficult to keep the characters straight and a concept map is a great visual representation of the characters. I would have the students make the concept map after I read them the first chapter of the book. Then as we read more information about the characters we can add to the concept map. This could be used for plot, theme, sequence of the story and many more options. Another feature that I like was that color can be added to distinguish relationships. For example all the characteristics of Cam are in pink, therefore the map is easier to read and see the connections.