Learning about the world can be such fun! I love to learn about different cultures, foods, way of life all over the world. As a geography unit study for homeschool curriculum, my kids will pick a place and we go to the library to get books about the place, the animals, and the people there. We watch videos, read folktales from that culture and, one of our favorites, cook foods that are common there. Geography is a big part of learning about the world, so of course we look at maps, a globe or an atlas.
Here are some books to learn about geography. Unsure how to teach kids how to read maps? These books make it easy. Enjoy learning about places around our world.
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Make some extra time to read with your kids this week.
Books to teach kids how to read maps and kids geography books
List of kids books to learn to read maps
How To Read Maps (World Explorers)
How to Draw Maps & Charts (How to Draw Series)
Geography: A Visual Encyclopedia (DK Children’s Visual Encyclopedias)
How to Read a Map (Let’s Get Mapping!)
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders
Where on Earth?: The Ultimate Atlas of What’s Where in the World
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