Geography+&+Travel

Name of Collection: Geography and Travel School Name: ECC #17 Address:156 Newburgh Avenue14211 Fax: Librarian: Alison Farinacci Librarian’s e-mail: apfarinacci@buffaloschools.org
 * Geography & Travel**
 * School #17 Early Childhood Center**

Introduction: Early ChildhoodCenter#17 serves approximately 450 students in grades PK-4. The Geography & Travel collection includes material about maps and globes as well as travel to specific destinations. There are many new books on drawing and reading maps, green travel, as well as human geography and movement. Search any location plus “description and travel” for books to specific destinations. ECC 17’s collection also includes two complete sets on the 50 states as well as countries around the world. Recently added are new atlases from //National Geographic// and Oxford. Two new professional collection additions are about using children’s picture books to teach geography.

Keywords:
 * Cartography
 * Maps
 * Globes
 * Travel
 * Geography

Subject headings: “Geography”, “globes”, “maps”, “__Location__ -- Description and travel”,

Dewey Decimal Classification(s): 910s

Key Books:

Reference:
 * //Shaped by the Standards: Geographic Literacy through Children’s Literature// by Linda K. Rogers (PROF)
 * //Reading the World with Picture Books// by Nancy J. Polette (PROF)
 * //Lesson Plans for Daily Life through History: 50 History DBQs// (PROF)
 * //Geography for All Seasons: Independent Research Activities for Differentiated Instruction// by Brenda McGee (PROF)
 * //New York// //Geography Projects: 30 Cool Activities, Crafts, Experiments and More for Kids to Do!// By Carole Marsh (PROF)
 * //Standards-Based Map Activities// by Jane Lierman (PROF)
 * //100 ideas for teaching geography// by Andy Leeder (PROF)
 * //The Complete Children’s Atlas// by Malcom Porter
 * //First Atlas// by DK Publishers
 * //National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World// (2009)
 * //National Geographic Student Atlas of the World// (2009)
 * //National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World// (2008)
 * //Brittanica’s Student Atlas// (2011)

Non-fiction: Geography and maps: Travel:
 * Geography skills series: //Looking at Maps, Looking at Settlements, Looking at Aerial Photographs, Ways to Do Surveys, Understanding Landforms, Planning for a Sustainable Future//
 * //Me on the Map// by Joan Sweeney
 * //Maps & Globes// by Jack Knowlton
 * //Our Earth// Anne Rockwell
 * //Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest// by Steve Jenkins
 * //Map Basics// by Maxwell Baber
 * //Navigational Aids// by Linda Williams
 * //Maps and Mapping// by Jinnie Johnson
 * All Over the Map series: //Drawing Maps, Reading Maps, Map Parts//
 * //Geography From A to Z: A Picture Glossary// by Jack Knowlton
 * //Geography of the World// by DK Publishers
 * //Moving People// by Louise Spilsbury
 * //Mapping Your Way// by Ana Deboo
 * //Dictionary of Physical Geography// edited by David S.G. Thomas and Andrew Goudie
 * //The Top 10 Ways You Can Travel Green// by Steve Goldsworthy
 * //Environmental Footprints: How Big is Your Travel Footprint?// By Paul Mason
 * //Become an Explorer: Make and use a Compass// by Dana Meachen Rau
 * //The Adventurer’s Handbook: An Extreme, Extraordinary, and Exciting Journey Around the World// by Anita Ganeri
 * //Travel Math// by Pia Awal
 * //Travel in American History// by Dana Meachen Rau

Fiction:
 * //The World Turns Round and Round// by Nicki Weiss (E WEI) School children describe gifts from family members living around the world.
 * //How I Learned Geography// by Uri Shulevitz (E SHU) A young boy imagines travelling the world when he studies the map his father bought.
 * //Looking Down// by Steve Jenkins (E JEN) A wordless collage of aerial shots starting from the moon, zooming in to find a young boy in his neighborhood.
 * //Madlenka// by Peter Sis (E SIS) When a young girl speaks with her multicultural neighbors, it is like traveling around the world.
 * //Around the World with Phineas Frog: A Geographic Puzzle// by Paul S. Adshead (FIC ASH) Phineas and his daughter travel round the globe, exploring the sights and amassing souvenirs.

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Videos/DVDs:
 * //Geography of the USA//
 * //Exploring Communities and Geography//
 * Continents of the World (7 DVDs)
 * Travel with Kids Series (6 DVDs: Mexico/Yucatan,Costa Rica,New York,England,Paris, Puerto Rico/VirginIslands)
 * //Let’s Talk Geography: 55 Geographical Terms Kids Need to Know//
 * //Five Themes of Geography//
 * //Understanding Geography//
 * United StatesGeography (4 DVDs:Midwest, Northeast, South, West)
 * //Exploring World’s Geography//
 * //Understanding and Making Maps: An Introduction//
 * //Touring the World// : 6 discs: //Touring England/Scotland; Touring Italy/France; Touring China/India; Touring Australia/New Zealand; Touring Alaska/Hawaii; Touring Great Festivals of Europe//