The books listed below may be available through publishers, distributors such as bookstores or online retailers, or library systems.
Independent Reading
EASY- Maps and Mapping
- by Barbara Taylor. Kingfisher Books, 1993
- Basic map concepts and project ideas.
- The Children's Atlas of Natural Wonders
- by Joyce Pope. Millbrook Press, 1995
- Explores amazing natural features on every continent.
- Of Many Times and Cultures: Fascinating Facts and Stories from World History
- by Marvin Scott. J. Weston Walch, 1993
- Interesting facts from prehistory to the present.
- The Book of Where or How to Be Naturally Geographic
- by Neill Bell. Little Brown, 1982
- Geographic concepts such as direction and grid -- written in a breezy manner and illustrated with cartoon-style drawings.
- Geo-Whiz!
- by Susan M. Tejada. National Geographic, 1988
- Heavily illustrated (art and photographs) presentation of geographical, geological, and cultural information about the earth.
- Janice VanCleave's Geography for Every Kid
- by Janice VanCleave. John Wiley & Sons, 1993
- Geography activities that students can do independently. Includes earth in space, map and globe skills, seasons, time zones, and more.
- Thor Heyerdahl and the Reed Boat Ra
- by Barbara B. Murphy and Norman Baker. J.B. Lippincott, 1974
- Tells the story of Heyerdahl and his multi-ethnic crew's voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in a reed boat.
- Eyewitness to History
- edited by John Carey. Avon, 1990
- More than 300 first-person accounts of events in world history, from the everyday to the glorious. Includes accounts from ancient times to the twentieth century.
- Where on Earth?
- by Donnat V. Grillet. Prentice Hall, 1991
- Challenging puzzles that will improve students' knowledge of the world around them.
- Great Lives
- compiled by Simon Boughton. Doubleday, 1988
- References the lives of many men and women who shaped history.
Read Aloud and Reference Books
READ ALOUD BOOKS- 33 Multicultural Tales to Tell
- retold by Pleasant DeSpain. August House, 1993
- Short tales from around the world.
- Around the World in 80 Pages
- by Antony Mason. Aladdin Books, 1995
- A picture atlas with travelogue written by cartoon-style character Philip Flogg and his dog Passport.
- The Children's Atlas of People and Places
- by Jenny Wood. The Millbrook Press, 1993
- Illustrated atlas/gazetteer, includes flags of each nation.
- The Eyewitness Atlas of the World
- Dorling Kindersley, 1994
- Illustrated atlas that includes sections on the Earth in space and the earth's structure, changing landscape, and climate.
- The Warwick Atlas of World History
- by Jane Olliver. Warwick Press, 1988
- Graphically exciting atlas that makes history and geography interesting to students.