Osmosis Mom 291 Report post Posted June 27, 2012 Which are your favorites? I had a list, but I lost it, so starting over!!! I am awful with remembering titles, so please share your best reads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollyDay 1,709 Report post Posted June 27, 2012 Not sure if this is what you are looking for. We are doing cultural geography next year and I'm also putting together a list of books to suppliment PAC World Geography: Material World What the World Eats Hungry Planet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jen the RD 54 Report post Posted June 28, 2012 Nadia, Check out this thread. Posters gave this mom a lot of world lit titles that might give you some ideas. http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=366758 I'm taking some ideas from this thread. A couple others we'll read are KIte Runner by Khaled Houssini (Afghanistan), Persepolis 1 & 2 (Iran), & a bio on Mother Teresa (India). HTH, Jennifer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Osmosis Mom 291 Report post Posted June 28, 2012 Thanks, ladies. I had read a few books with him lat year and had a really cool list going. We stopped reading and I misplaced the list which I had put together from here!!!! So, I'll make a new list. It's such a broad and interesting topic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Melissa B 1,400 Report post Posted June 28, 2012 I would love suggestions as well. We are doing AP Human Geography this coming year. I have a running list (but they are not really suggestions, as I haven't read them all yet.) Opinions on the books listed or other book suggestions would be appreciated. :) Primary Material World - Menzel Hungry Planet - Menzel Why Geography Matters - de Blij Power of Place - de Blij Guns, Germs and Steel - Diamond Collapse - Diamond Secondary What the World Eats - Menzel What I Eat - Menzel Omnivore's Dilemma - Pollan The Birds of Heaven - Matthiessen Snow Leopard - Matthiessen Teaching a Stone to Talk - Dillard Mirage - Barnett Blue Revolution - Barnett The Boy Who Harnassed the Wind - Kamkwamba They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky - Deng Wild Swans - Chang Iron and Silk - Salzman The Kite Runner - Hosseini Longitudes and Attitudes - Friedman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
