{"id":1930,"date":"2009-10-30T11:45:53","date_gmt":"2009-10-30T16:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1930"},"modified":"2009-10-30T11:45:53","modified_gmt":"2009-10-30T16:45:53","slug":"teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-land-ho-fifty-glorious-years-in-the-age-of-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/10\/30\/teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-land-ho-fifty-glorious-years-in-the-age-of-exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Land Ho! Fifty Glorious Years in the Age of Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Are you exploring for a good geography book? Look no further!\u00a0 Before\u00a0your next geography\u00a0lesson, read Land Ho!\u00a0 Fifty Glorious Years in the Age of Exploration<\/a>,\u00a0written and illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker<\/a>, to learn all about twelve famous explorers.<\/p>\n

Did you know that Columbus was not actually searching for America when he found it?\u00a0 Or that many of the explorers after him were looking for a sea route to China instead?\u00a0 During the golden age of exploration, men set sail with hopes of finding different travel routes, treasures, and spices.\u00a0 The fact that they came ashore on uncharted land was not only one of the greatest accidents of all time, it also led to one of the greatest discoveries – the New World!\u00a0 From Columbus to Cabrillo, this book follows the adventures and misadventures of twelve famous explorers from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.\u00a0 Nancy Winslow Parker has mapped out a truly enjoyable and educational journey filled with dozens of detailed and colorful illustrations depicting the explorers’ ships, equipment, and travel routes.\u00a0 Parker\u00a0(2001) writes, “In fifty years, the explorers discovered countless Indian tribes, a new ocean (the Pacific), rivers, plants, animals, and geographical wonders”(pg 3).\u00a0 So set sail and explore this book!<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections
\n<\/strong>In the area of geography, the \u00a0Virginia History and Social Studies SOL’s for grades\u00a03-5\u00a0 stresses the importance of\u00a0 understanding basic geographic maps and concepts.\u00a0\u00a0Land Ho!\u00a0 Fifty Glorious Years in the Age of Exploration is appropriate for multiple grade levels and could be used\u00a0to directly address SOL’s 3.3a, 3.3b, 3.5d.<\/p>\n

If you would like to\u00a0create\u00a0some geography sense\u00a0<\/em>in your\u00a0classroom and find out more about\u00a0the basics of exploration, \u00a0here\u00a0are a few suggestions for grades 3-5:<\/p>\n