faiths13 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 does anyone use living books for geography? does anyone have any book lists for this? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) YHere are some we like: (I have them going roughly from younger age groups to older age groups.) Adventures of the Treasure Fleet: China Discovers the World by Ann Martin Bowler Geography From A to Z by Jack Knowlton The Discovery of the Americas by Betsy Maestro (and the rest of this series) Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta by James Rumford Paddle to the Sea by H.C. Holling The True Adventure of Daniel Hall by Diane Stanley Seabird by H.C. Holling Minn of the Mississippi by Holling C. Holling The Amazingly Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness Peeps at Many Lands: Panama by Edith A. Browne The Big Ditch Waterways: The Story of Canals by Solveig Paulson Russell Of Courage Undaunted by James Daugherty Tree in the Trail by Holling C. Holling Amerigo Vespucci by Nina Brown Baker Magellan: First Around the World by Ronald Syme Adventures of Marco Polo by Russell Freedman Marco Polo for Kids: His Marvelous Journey to China, 21 Activities by Janis Herbert The Book of Marvels by Richard Halliburton He Went with Vasco Da Gama by Louise A. Kent The Glorious Adventure by Richard Halliburton Not all of these are geograpy books, but we've chosen to read them and pull the geography from it.:001_smile: Edited October 25, 2012 by Kfamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I will add one more: The Boy Who Sailed Around the World Alone. We kept track of his travels as we read through the book. The kids loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I can add a couple more! Maps and Globes Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Paddle to the Sea Pedro's Journal A Book of Discovery: The history... Mapping a Changing World Tools of Navigation: A Kid's Guide... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 We've just started "Around the World in a Hundred Years". And I 3rd the Holling books - Paddle is a great introduction to geography & maps. It's very fun to make anything a geography book. We know where the Panama Canal is thanks to "Mike Mulligan", Scandinavia thanks to the Vikings, Madagascar thanks to the movie (no, not a book, LOL - but very effective). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 The Book of Marvels by Richard Halliburton We are reading this book this year, and it is fantastic! Maybe a bit dated, but the author really makes you feel like you are there with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morosophe Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 For your four-year-old: How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World, by Marjorie Priceman On the Same Day in March, by Marilyn Singer and Franc Lessac If you're interested in paying for a resource, All Through the Ages has a fairly large section organized geographically. You can see a sample containing the complete "China" section in .pdf format here. I also own (but have never, ever used) Geographical Literacy through Children's Literature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Here is my list. I have continued to add to the list since I wrote the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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