{"id":348,"date":"2008-10-22T09:27:05","date_gmt":"2008-10-22T14:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/348"},"modified":"2008-10-22T09:27:05","modified_gmt":"2008-10-22T14:27:05","slug":"teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-atlantic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2008\/10\/22\/teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-atlantic\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Geography with Children&#8217;s Literature: Atlantic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2008\/10\/30866352.jpg\" alt=\"30866352.jpg\" height=\"155\" width=\"149\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">What brings warm weather to Ireland?\u00a0 It&#8217;s the same thing that brings dry winds to Africa&#8212; The Atlantic Ocean, of course!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Atlantic-G-Brian-Karas\/dp\/0142400270\/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1224654170&amp;sr=8-2\">Atlantic<\/a>, written and illustrated by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gbriankaras.com\/Site\/booktitles.html\">G. Brian Karas<\/a>, provides a wonderful introduction of world geography to children.\u00a0 The story, narrated by the Atlantic Ocean, poetically explains:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I stretch from the icy poles,<br \/>\nNorth and South<br \/>\nI rub shoulders with North America<br \/>\nand bump into Africa<br \/>\nI slosh around South America and crash into Europe<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Karas effectively explains some of Earth&#8217;s processes through illustrations and verse,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The moon<br \/>\nso far out in space<br \/>\npulls at me<br \/>\nand then lets go<br \/>\nso my tides go in and out,<br \/>\nebb and flood<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Atlantic<\/em> explains how the oceans have been around long before people named them, charted and studied them, and dirtied them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Curriculum Connections<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Atlantic<\/em> is a great book to use when teaching geography.\u00a0 This book includes facts about the Atlantic Ocean, including its relationship to other oceans and earth&#8217;s land masses.\u00a0 With an emphasis on human and environment interaction, students are provided with a big-picture overview of the world.<\/p>\n<p>In Virginia,\u00a0 <em>Atlantic<\/em> can be used to teach social studies\u00a0SOLs K.4 and 3.5, which state that students will locate land and water features and develop map skills by positioning and labeling the seven continents and four oceans to create a world map.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This <a href=\"http:\/\/go.hrw.com\/atlas\/norm_htm\/world.htm\">World Atlas<\/a> is an interactive site which provides maps and information about every continent, ocean, and region.\u00a0 It can also can be used on a micro level, providing detailed maps and information about every country and each state in the United States.\u00a0 It is also available in <a href=\"http:\/\/go.hrw.com\/atlas\/span_htm\/world.htm\">Spanish<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>This site, powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enchantedlearning.com\/subjects\/ocean\/index.shtml\">Enchanted Learning<\/a>, provides information about the oceans and processes that involve the oceans, such as the water cycle, tides, and waves.<\/li>\n<li>Here is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinc.stonybrook.edu\/Stu\/ehassild\/EST572\/ASG_Lesson_Plan.htm\">lesson plan<\/a> about the states on the east coast of the United States and their relationship to the Atlantic Ocean<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Book: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Atlantic-G-Brian-Karas\/dp\/0142400270\/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1224654170&amp;sr=8-2\">Atlantic<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Author \/ Illustrator:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gbriankaras.com\/Site\/Blank.html\">G. Brian Karas<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Publisher: <\/strong>G.P. Putnam&#8217;s Sons<br \/>\n<strong>Publication Date: <\/strong>2002<br \/>\n<strong>Pages:<\/strong> 29<br \/>\n<strong>Grades:<\/strong> K-3<br \/>\n<strong>ISBN:<\/strong> 0-399-23632-5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What brings warm weather to Ireland?\u00a0 It&#8217;s the same thing that brings dry winds to Africa&#8212; The Atlantic Ocean, of course!\u00a0 Atlantic, written and illustrated by G. 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