Kids Learn America: Bringing Geography to Life With People, Places, and History (Williamson Kids Can Books)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (907 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0913589586 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 174 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The authors make U.S. geography exciting, challenging, memorable--and fun. Combines history, culture, geography, natural sciences, and art and craft.. Kids Learn America breathes life into geography with experimental, hands-on learning
From School Library Journal Grade 4-8-Noted as having been updated for the millennium, this book leaves much to be desired. Arranged by geographical regions, each state is allocated two to four pages. Though the copyright page claims that the information is accurate to the best of the authors' knowledge, readers who are familiar with their home states may find some errors. Some of the riddles about famous people could be useful for classroom activities, but there are enough flaws here to make this a questionable purchase.Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, KS Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. For example, Kansas contains inaccurate statements about sunflower seeds and a rather glib discussion of tornadoes. Each chapter has a small map that shows the location of that state in the country and a larger map of the state that
Great for Home Schoolers JodyC We are a homeschooling family who is always looking for a fun and easy way to learn any subject. This book was top-notch with our five children from ages 7-16. Perfect U.S. geography course in 50 easy lessons! Highly recommended.. The layout is nice, but it could have been written better The activities in this book are complicated and dull. Example:Make a movie in your mind. When you think "south" think "S" for sun. What is the sun shining on? It's shining on Christmas carolers who are standing on top of the space shuttle, Columbia, as it's landing. Now that would be some sight, wouldn't it? Sunny south with carolers = South Carolina. Picture the space shuttle, Columbia. Columbia = Columbia. Columbia, South Carolina.My daughter gave up on this book pretty quickly, and I don't blame he. "The Perfect Information Source For Children" according to Chad Spivak. Did you know that Minnesota, the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" has an amazing 90 lakes called Long Lake? Or did you know that the two Choctaw Indian words "okla," meaning people, and "humma," meaning red, makes up the state Oklahoma? Well, these facts along with a plethora of other information can be obtained in this fantastic book.This book is absolutely perfect for children. Each state is consisely laid out in an easy-to-read format that is loaded with information. The drawings are also excellent in pepper