bnwhitaker Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Is there a good geography book that hits on a lot of different places and cultures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I like the Kingfisher Geography encyclopedia. As a child I liked Childcraft's People and Places--don't know if that is still around and perhaps updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 We use the Kingfisher Geography Encyclopedia along with Children of the World (http://www.amazon.com/Children-World-Learn-Drawings-Photographs/dp/0789322676/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top), which shows a child's drawing and poem from every country along with a photo of children there and a few basic facts about local sports and food. My son is fascinated with this book and flips through it for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 What do you want it for? Different atlases have different purposes. We've been enjoying the DK Where in the World? recently. Lots of fun things to explore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwhitaker Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Those are all great ideas, Thank You. When we study a country I wanted to get some details on it with out having to buy a book for each country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 If it is for you to get a few basic facts Knowledge Quest has an pdf whose name I forget. I have a copy of "children like me" which is OK but reading the NZ page made me realise that the other children represented might only be representative of a small section of the population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwhitaker Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 What is knowledge quest? Or how can I look it up is what Im meaning. I typed in Knowledge quest into google and got a lot of different things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 If it is for you to get a few basic facts Knowledge Quest has an pdf whose name I forget. I have a copy of "children like me" which is OK but reading the NZ page made me realise that the other children represented might only be representative of a small section of the population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Rod and Staff Grade 4 is a geography book. It's excellent. I just use it as a read aloud, but it obviously was written to be used as a textbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I like DK's Geography of the World, I found a used one for pretty cheap. It has brief info on countries/regions/cultures and good maps. http://www.amazon.com/Geography-World-DK-Publishing/dp/0756619521/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1365319310&sr=1-1&keywords=DK+Geography You haven't said what age, but this one is good for younger ages...My Picture Atlas, it has basic info on every country. http://www.amazon.com/My-Picture-Atlas-Smart-Kids/dp/0312491670/ref=sr_1_30?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1365319640&sr=1-30&keywords=Children%27s+Picture+atlas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 What is knowledge quest? Or how can I look it up is what Im meaning. I typed in Knowledge quest into google and got a lot of different things. Knowledgequestmaps.com The one I have is expedition earth but it is coming up with a message saying the site is being reconstructed after a crash in 2011. It came up with that for a while last year too but I was able to purchase it in the half price sale. I would have a look at the other stuff then contact them if you want to see a sample. They are very helpful. I think they are down a couple of staff at the moment though as a couple of them have gone to do final research for their latest book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeniebeenie6 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I'm also looking for some all inclusive geography books. I don't want to buy a-z or 123 of each country. We are doing a study of around the world this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kagmypts Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Rod and Staff Grade 4 is a geography book. It's excellent. I just use it as a read aloud, but it obviously was written to be used as a textbook. We are doing the same. I got the book for $3.xx shipped on Amazon as an FYI. We also have the Usborne Geography Encyclopedia on the way as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Galloping the Globe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyndiLJ Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 We used this as part of my mom designed curriculum: http://www.amazon.com/Material-World-Global-Family-Portrait/dp/0871564300/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373353220&sr=8-1&keywords=material+world It is called, "Material World: A Global family Portrait" and it takes you around the world with short 4-6 page photo essays about different families. It shows their material posessions all spread out in front of their homes, and gives you some brief info about the average family in their country. Our kids LOVED this resource, it is one of the best to give a real sense of family life in other countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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