Central Asia is very under-represented in children’s literature. Someone needs to go and write some more children’s books about the beautiful and historically very interesting part of the world! Here are a few books I have found about Central Asia or Central Asian people groups. We’re Riding on a Caravan: An Adventure on the Silk…
We recently completed a biomes study for geography, and my children really enjoyed it! Each week we explored a different biome, and we recorded them on our colour-in maps of the world. A week didn’t really feel long enough for each biome, and I think we could actually have extended this project over a full…
In this post I share our favourite books and resources for exploring maps, for a variety of different ages. Maps are inherently practical, and children will need lots of hands-on activities to help them to develop their skills in using and creating maps. Some of these books contain suggestions for these sorts of activities, but…
These book recommendations cover the general geography, flora and fauna of the Arctic and Antarctica. If you are looking for books about Polar Explorers, we have a separate article covering that topic here, please do check it out! Picture books Sophie Scott Goes South Alison Lester We really enjoyed this book about a girl visiting…
