Category Archives: geography

Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Maps Getting From Here To There

Maps Getting From Here To There  by Harvey Weiss explores maps in 10 small chapters. The introduction begins by showing how simple a map can be and expanding out into the more complex maps. The explanation of directions is awesome. … Continue reading

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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Where Do I Live?

In the book , Where Do I Live?,  written by Neil Chesanow and illustrated by Ann Iosa, the reader goes on an adventure that starts in his bedroom and leads into the great universe.   Chesanow expands on the reader’s … Continue reading

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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Roughing It On the Oregon Trail

Set in 1843, Roughing It on the Oregon Trail, written by Diane Stanley and illustrated by Holly Berry, is based on the 5 month 2,000 mile journey on the Oregon Trail.  The story starts off with twins, Lenny & Elizabeth going back through … Continue reading

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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Travels with Charlie: Way Down South

“If you follow Charlie from state to state, you’ll see the whole South. Now, won’t that be great?” Travels with Charlie: Way Down South, A Search & Find Geography Book, written by Miles Backer and illustrated by Chuck Nitzberg, presents … Continue reading

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Teaching Geography with Children’s Liturature: On the Same Day in March

Ever considered that while the children in Canada are playing games in the snow, the children in Barbados are swimming in the ocean and playing baseball on the scolding sand?  On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the … Continue reading

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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: From Kalamazoo to Timbuktu!

 Millie and Mike in Kalamazoo Were restless and wondered what to do. Said Millie to Mike, "I have a notion. Let's pretend to cross the ocean." This begins the exciting adventure as Millie and Mike use a map, a canoe … Continue reading

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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Me On The Map

Me On The Map, written by Joan Sweeney and illustrated by Annette Cable, is a colorfully illustrated introduction to the subject of maps and geography.  It is a story about a little girl and how she locates her physical place … Continue reading

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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Geography From A to Z

  “Do you know the differance between plateau and a plain? Between a knoll and an atoll? Have you ever wondered what a badland is? Or an isthmus? Or a gulch? The answers are all here! From the highest mountain peak to … Continue reading

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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: The River

Have you ever wondered how a river forms? Once it forms, where does it go to? What types of environments will it pass through? The story The River which is written by Brigitte Sidjanski and illustrated by Bernadette Watts tells … Continue reading

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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Come and Ride With Us!

  Introduction and Summary Come and Ride With Us shares a journey to different countries such as Haiti, Canada, Hong Kong, Peru, and a few others and shows children how people in different countries use different types of transportation to … Continue reading

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