{"id":1959,"date":"2009-11-02T01:23:01","date_gmt":"2009-11-02T06:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1959"},"modified":"2009-11-02T01:23:01","modified_gmt":"2009-11-02T06:23:01","slug":"teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-lets-go-traveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/11\/02\/teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-lets-go-traveling\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Let’s Go Traveling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Robin Rector Krupp’s Let’s Go Traveling <\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0the story\u00a0of a young girl,\u00a0Rachel, who journeys\u00a0around the world, exploring the real-life mysterious landmarks\u00a0of 6 different countries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>She travels to France to see pre-historic cave drawings, to England for Stonehenge, to Egypt for the pyramids, to\u00a0China for the Great Wall, to Mexico for Mayan ruins, and Peru to see Machu Picchu. Rachel’s trips are narrated in first person, and the book is designed somewhat like a scrapbook, full of pictures, postcards, and journal entries written by Rachel.\u00a0 Along with the narration and “scraps,” there are random tid-bits of facts\u00a0and vocabulary words scattered throughout the book.\u00a0<\/em>There is a lot of information in\u00a0Let’s Go Traveling<\/em>, so this book\u00a0would work well\u00a0for students who\u00a0just want to\u00a0quickly flip through pages and still learn something, or for those who are really interested in travel and ancient world cultures.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s Go Traveling <\/em>is filled with facts and stories about important locations that are often used when students are learning about geography (VA SOL 2.4, 3.5). In additon to the maps and info about the countries, the author also explains some of the history behind some of the facts included in the book.\u00a0\u00a0 Because Let’s Go Traveling<\/em> covers very different locations, the book could be read\u00a0for an introductory lesson\u00a0on how landscapes and\u00a0cultures\u00a0vary depending where in the world\u00a0a person\u00a0is; or, only certain sections of the book\u00a0could be used to\u00a0focus on specific lessons (like Egypt).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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