Learning about famous places helps students develop their interest in geography. From stunning mountain ranges to arid expanses of desert, America has been blessed with an incredibly diverse land - and the vision to protect it for our and future generations to enjoy. These lands are ours to view, wander, learn from, and revel in. America's National Parks captures all that is great about all fifty-six parks in the national park system. It also gives interesting, easy-to-understand background on the geological and ecological forces that continue to make each national park so worthy of protection. Nature lovers will be captivated by gorgeous photos of landforms, flora, and fauna. Families will appreciate the information that is sure to enhance vacations at the parks. And visitors to any of the country's national parks will forever treasure this book as a ...

The US and world geography lessons in these activity books provide excellent teaching resources. Click here to see sample pages. Just look in the cross-reference index of this handy guide to all of the countries of the world! The handy guide gives you instant access to complete "snapshots" of over 200 countries. Each entry includes short summaries of the geographic location, topography, climate, economy, points of interest, plus other information helpful for discussions about current events. Flags and maps included. For your convenience, this book lies flat and is organized alphabetically.

Format: 320 pages 8 ½ X 11, illustrations in black and white
Publisher: Frank Schaffer Publications
Recommended grade: K and up

Frank Schaffer Publications

Learning about famous places helps students develop their interest in geography. What started as a scientific expedition through the last uncharted territory of the continental United States turned out to be a harrowing adventure for John Wesley Powell and nine other men who set out to explore the Colorado River in 1869. Their story, recounted from Powell's journals, is as exciting today as it was when first published in 1874.

Written by John Wesley Powell. 416 pages. Recommended for ages 15 and up.

Geography of the United States consists of individual units that examine these regions of the United States: New England, the Middle Atlantic States, the Southeast, the North Central States, the South Central States, the Rocky Mountain States, the Pacific States, and Alaska and Hawaii. All teaching strategies and activities were developed around the five themes of geography. Each unit includes background information and instructions for teachers on how to usethe material. Reproducible activity sheets explore in depth each of the major regions. A complete answer key is included for teacher convenience.

This book, 160 pages, is recommended for 5th-8th grade.

Frank Schaffer Publications designed the activities in this book to cover essential skills found in standardized tests. Every activity is aligned to state and national standards and designed to ...

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The US and world geography lessons in these children geography games and activites provide excellent teaching resources for classroom or homeschool teachers. This bright and friendly USborne book looks at everyday life in a street through the eyes of a young child. It introduces first concepts about the typical environment of a child who lives in a town or city. Children will love lifting the flaps to reveal cross-sections of buildings and other surprises. There are also fold-out maps to help introduce map-reading skills, and questions to encourage readers to think about where they live. Also available in Spanish, Ages: 3 years and up, Pages: 24. Published by Usborne Books.

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Geography games and activities help children learn geography facts and develop a greater interest and awareness of the world around them. Young children will pore over this USborne book for hours, lifting the flaps to look inside buildings and peering through peepholes to locate people and places on the fold-out maps. The bright, friendly pictures show life in a typical town and the simple text encourages readers to think about their own environment and introduces basic concepts of geography, including map-reading skills. (Winner of the Silver Certificate in the Geographical Association Awards 1998 and recommended in their "100 Best Books" booklet 1999 ; "The ...

The US and world geography lessons in these activity books provide excellent teaching resources. For gardeners and readers of early American history, here is the first book to document the unknown George Washington --- landscaper, farmer, and gardener of Mount Vernon. Remarkably, the George Washington who spent forty-five years designing and planting the gardens at Mount Vernon is virtually unknown today, hidden behind the icon of the first president's frozen dignity. In her new book, Mac Griswold reveals to us a man who gathered seed, transplanted and pruned trees, and designed a kitchen garden, a pleasure garden, and even a botanical garden, where he did all the experimental work himself. Washington left for historians and restorationists a wealth of memos, directives, diaries, plans, and plant lists that documented every step of his creation (and now ...