Big Books
This collection of childrens' literature include only Big Books. For list of other picture books, go to Literature Bibliography.
Geography Standard 1: How to Use Maps and Other Geographic Representations, Tools, and Technologies to Acquire, Process, and Report Information From a Spatial Perspective.
Geography Standard 2: How to Use Mental Maps to Organize Information About People, Places, and Environments in s Saptial Context
Geography Standard 3: How to Analyze the Spatial Organization of People, Places, and Environments on Earth's Surface
- Big Books from Rand McNally
- A Bird's Eye View
- We're Coming to the City
- Where Do You Live?
- Young Geographers
- Coast to Coast
Geography Standard 4: The Physical and Human Characteristics of Places
- A World of Homes: "From igloos to skyscrapers to the White House - visit homes around the world."
- Bread Around the World: "From pita to pizza - bread and the people who enjoy it!"
- My Name is Johari (Macmillan): "Names - what they mean and where they come from."
Geography Standard 5: That People Create Regions to Interpret Earth's Complexity
Geography Standard 6: How Culture and Experience Influence People's Perceptions of Places and Regions
Geography Standard 7: The Physical Processes that Shape the Patterns of Earth's Surface
- "Earth Science" (Ranger Rick)
- The Mighty Ocean
- The Restless earth
- Wild Weather
- Digging for Dinosaurs
- A Tour of the Planets
Geography Standard 8: The Characteristics and Spatial Distribution of Ecosystems on Earth's Surface
- "Habitats and Ecosystems" (Ranger Rick)
- Life in the Rain forest "Ecosystems, habitats, conservation"
- Life in the Desert "The flora and fauna of the Sonoran Desert"
- Life on the African Savannah "Seasons on the savannah, predators, prey, scavengers"
- Life in the Polar Regions "Characteristics of polar regions, adaptation, survival"
- Life in a Coral Reef "Formation, locations, and future of coral reefs"
- Other Books
- Life in a Pond (Newbridge) "Ecosystems, adaptation, camouflage"
- Which Habitat? (Rigby)
Geography Standard 9: The Characteristics, Distribution, and Migration of Human Populations on Earth's Surface
Geography Standard 10: The Characteristics, Distribution, and Complexity of Earth's Cultural Mosaics
- "Big America" (Newbridge)
- April, A Pueblo Story Teller "April, a Cochiti Pueblo child living near Santa Fe, New Mexico, shows readers how her traditions and customs have been shaped by the environment."
- Alex Lee, A Chinese American "Alex lives in San Francisco's Chinatown. In his own words, Alex shares Chinese history, crafts, and customs, including calligraphy, Kung Fu, and Chinese New Year."
- Angela From the Arctic "Angela's people are the Inupiat. They live in Alaska, above the Arctic Circle, where it's light all summer. Angela describes their traditions, custorms, and games."
- Clay Hernandez, A Mexican American "Students will attend a pinata party and participate in Fiesta Week with Clay in san Antonio, Texas."
- Mark's Kwanzaa Celebration "Mark, a 11- year old from New Jersey, tells how he and his family prepare for and celebrate the joyous African-American holiday, Kwanzaa."
- Other Books
- Fiesta! (Macmillan) "A Mexican-American girl celebrates her culture and customs at fiest time."
- The Boy Who Loved Dumplings (Macmillan) "A Chinese-Amnerican boy shares dumplings with his friends."
- Rainy City Rainbow (Macmillan) "So many different people in a big, bustling city."
Geography Standard 11: The Patterns and Networks of Economic Interdependence on Earth's Surface
- Things That Go! "Moving machines - how people everywhere get around!"
Geography Standard 12: The Processes, Patterns, and Functions of Human Settlement
Geography Standard 13: How the Forces of Cooperation and Conflict Among People Influence the Division and Control of Earth's Surface
Geography Standard 14: How Human Actions Modify the Physical Environment
Geography Standard 15: How Physical Systems Affect Human Systems
Geography Standard 16: The Changes That Occur in the Meaning, Use, Distribution, and Importance of Resources.
Geography Standard 17: How to Apply Geography to Interpret the Past
Geography Standard 18: How to Apply Geography to Interpret the Present and Plan for the Future
- "Saving Our Environment" (Ranger Rick)
- As Big as a Whale
- Animals in Danger
- The Web of Life
- Can Kids Save the Earth?
- The Native Americans Told Us So
- Other Books
- Save Our Earth (Rigby)
- Where Does All the Garbage Go? (Macmillan)
Other
The Big Book of Geography Rhymes and Chants by Bob DeWeese. 1993. Evan-Moor Corp.