How I Learned Geography: (Caldecott Honor Book)

by Uri Shulevitz

Book Overview

Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange country. Food is scarce, so when the boy's father brings home a map instead of bread for supper, at first the boy is furious. But when the map is hung on the wall, it floods their cheerless room with color. As the boy studies its every detail, he is transported to exotic places without ever leaving the room, and he eventually comes to realize...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374334994
• ISBN13: 9780374334994
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.1" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

My sweetie loves this book !

Encourages young kids to think about why and how things happen & ask questions. Nothing too graphic, not focused on “bad” experiences, but it is real life. The wonderful illustrations are an easy way to begin looking at maps ! My sweet girl of 6 loves it.