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Category Archives: geography
Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: I Lost My Tooth in Africa
“My dad says if you lose a tooth in Africa and put it under a gourd, you will get a chicken from the African Tooth Fairy.” So begins I Lost My Tooth in Africa, a delightful story written by 12-year-old … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: This Land is Your Land
“This land is your land, this land is my land, from California to the New York island, from the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters, this land was made for you and me.” Every child in the United States … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Madlenka
“In the universe, on a planet, on a continent, in a country, in a city, on a block, in a house, in a window, in the rain, a little girl named Madlenka finds out her tooth wiggles." In her tiny … Continue reading
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Teaching United States History With Children’s Literature: Celebrate the 50 States!
“Arizona has a dry climate and unusual scenery, with mesas, canyons, and rocky formations. Arkansas is called the natural state, because of its mountains, forests, waterfalls, lakes and rivers, and mineral springs” (Leedy 5). Want to learn more about the … Continue reading
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Teaching History With Children’s Literature: Virginia
Virginia by Erik Bruun and illustrated by Rick Peterson is a must read if you are teaching Virginia History. The narrator of the story is a young boy teaching the history of Virginia to his peers. It includes all the basic … Continue reading
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Teaching History With Children’s Literature: How We Crossed the West
Using quotes from the explorers’ journals, Rosalyn Schanzer, writer and illustrator of How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis & Clark, brings to life the “hair-raising adventures and narrow escapes” of Lewis and Clark. The journal excerpts and … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Virginia: Facts and Symbols
Summary Virginia: Facts and Symbols is a fact book all about the great state of Virginia. Bill McAuliffe does a wonderful job presenting children with all the knowledge they need to know. about Virginia. From learning Virginia’s nickname; Old Dominion, to learning that the … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography With Children’s Literature: Welcome to Greece
Welcome to Greece (Countries of The World), by Meredith Costain and Paul Collins is full of educational information. Inside the front and back covers are Greek phrases, numbers, and English words that derived from the Greek Language. There is a table … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography With Children’s Literature: Me On The Map
Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney and illustrated by Annette Cable introduces the idea of maps and explains that they are all around us. “Just think…in rooms, in houses, on streets, in towns, in countries all over the world, … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman
Young Tameka wants her favorite uncle, Ray, to visit her in California. Ray is too busy with his job in South Carolina to travel to Tameka’s home; so, he sends Oliver K. Woodman, a hand-crafted wooden man, in his place. The Journey of Oliver … Continue reading
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