3.+Literature+List

Ashley Rogers:
//1. Off We Go To Mexico!// By: Christopher Corr This book follows a family on a journey through Mexico. The bright colorful illustrations give you an idea of what the culture is like in Mexico. At the end they included a map of Mexico, where you can find the places talked about throughout the book. This would be a great book to introduce Mexico to your students.

//2. WOW Canada!// By: Vivien Bowers In this book, a boy, who is travelling through Canada, writes about his experiences. It is filled with amazing facts about Canada. The illustrations and descriptions make you feel like you are travelling through Canada, as well. This would be a great book to introduce Canada because it is narrated by a boy, much like your students.

//3. North America// By: Madeline Donaldson This book tells you many interesting facts about North America through words and pictures. It is a great deal of information from animals to Rocky Mountains. It teaches you about the different land masses that are encompassed in North America. It also has a map of North America, highlighting the countries that are in it.

//4. America Is// By: Louise Borden This is a great book to get your students engaged on a lesson about America. It is a picture book poem that describes what America is in simple words that students will understand. The book explains that there are 50 states, some big and some small. It also covers symbols, occupations, transportation, communication, and geography of the United States.

Sarah Cory:
//1. Maps and Globes// by Jack Knowlton This book introduces students to the history of maps, uses of maps, direction, the equator, scale, legends, latitude, longitude, elevation, and the difference between physical and political maps.

//2. Time Traveler’s Guide to Florida// by Jack Powell This book discusses a wide variety of locations in Florida and also includes the Florida Sunshine State Standards it covers.

//3. Me on the Map// by Joan Sweeney This book discusses maps from a child’s perspective. The concepts become more complex as the book goes on, beginning with home to street, to town, to state, to country, and then to the world. It would be great to introduce different maps and the concept of types of maps.

//4. Mapping Penny’s World// by Loreen Leedy This book also discusses maps, but goes on to discuss terms such as “key,” “scale,” and “symbol.” It shows students how they can create their own maps and discusses what should be included.

1. MakeitWork! MAPS ￼
By: Andrew Haslam Summary: This book has a picture on every page showing what the topic being discussed is about. In this book they cover being a mapmaker, scales, grids, signs, symbols, different types of maps, and how to use maps. This book also provides sample activities that can be used while learning about the particular area of study.

2. Wish You Were Here: Emily’s Guide to the 50 States ￼ By: Kathleen Krull Illustrated by: Amy Schwartz Summary: This book starts out with a colorful map of the United States with the route the author took when traveling through each state. In the top right corner of every page is a picture of the United States and the state the author is talking about is bolded. There’s a picture of the state on each page with important cities and the capital. She gives information about the state insect, some favorite places and the state motto.

3. Geography from A to Z ￼ By: Jack Knowlton Pictures by: Harriett Barton Summary: This book is a picture glossary and provides a different geography vocabulary word for each letter with pictures included. Some letters have multiple vocabulary words. Each page has a picture with vibrant colors and the vocabulary term in bold with the definition right next to it. Most of the words in the glossary are definitions of landmasses.

4. Looking at Maps and Globes ￼ By: Carmen Bredeson Summary: The book is little and has easy vocabulary for students to read. Each page has an illustration to match the sentence describing the picture. This book gives information about what maps show, where they came from, what paper they are printed on, directions, the map legend and much more

=Rose Apollon:=

1. P is for Passport: A world Alphabet By: Devin Scillian This picture book introduces readers to experiences shared by people around the world. The alphabet format is used to organize facts and show how global items and concepts, such as animals, bread, and currency, may vary in different countries and traditions. Each letter provides a common experience (F is for faith; M is for music) and examples are cited in several locales.

2. A is for America By: Devin Scillian This book has tidbits of American history, geography and pop culture, as well as a sprinkling of commercial brand names, appear in this hodgepodge of an alphabet book.

3. America: A patriotic Primer By: Lynne Cheney This book is a proud celebration of the individuals, milestones, and principles of this nation.