A Child's Geography, Volume 1: Explore His Earth [With CDROM]

Our family enjoyed this book last year in our homeschool. It gives a wonderful, rich, homey feel to the study of the earth and its geography. It is written directly to the reader and makes an excellent read aloud. The explanations of difficult to understand concepts (such as why it is hotter in the summer when we are farther from the sun, and colder in the winter while we are closer to the sun) actually clarified some of my own thinking. One of our favorite projects was tracking the "ship wrecked shoes" using lattitude and longitude. Talk about making a dry subject interesting. This is a lovely book that will appeal to many people (especially to those following a charlotte mason philosophy) and has been an asset in our home.

We bought the e-book version of this when Knowledge Quest first created it, and we loved it so much we bought the hard copy of the book when it came into print! (Snuggling on the couch with a good book with my five children is so much better than reading from a computer screen.) We used this book in correlation with another Geography curriculum; we loved the way the narrative style incorporated all the things that we were learning in a grand story of the incredible world that surrounds us. Highly recommended by everyone in our house!

Our homeschooling family downloaded the e-version of this book, and we are enjoying this vocabulary packed curriculum. The writers do more than just talk about the geography of the world, they give reason and direction and inspire the reader to think. There are pictures and charts, ideas for exploring outside of each chapter, and we are taking our time in order to glean everything we can from the book. We recently discovered that there is even a review section in the back, which I am using as a basis for testing them on the covered material. We LOVE this book!

Forget the kids; I love this book. (Though the kids delight in it as well.) The lessons are so interesting and so well structured that even a less organized homeschooling parent will find him/herself planning out time to fit them into the day. My very imaginative 6 year-old LOVES the "Tell the folks at home all about it" sections. She amazes me with her anecdotes and her retention. Sometimes I catch myself wondering if we were really there, and I just imagined it came from a book. We have tried all the projects so far, and enjoy them immensely. They are inspired. Seeing the paper mache' globe hanging in my oldest daughter's room spurs conversations that reinforce what we have already learned as well as igniting interest in the next lesson... The quality of the actual book is excellent, text is age appropriate without being "dumbed down" like so many texts these days. I cannot be effusive enough with the praise.A Childs Geography Explore His Earth (Childs Geography) BUY THIS BOOK. Your children will want to save it to teach their own kids some day!

Some of our best homeschooling moments have taken place with this book! Written in a way that engages the child, I would say it would be enjoyed by any elementary-aged student. We have been using it for ages 5-11. The book is divided into eleven chapters and includes read-aloud portions, notebooking activities, and hands-on projects. There is also a portion in each chapter titled Reaching Out to His World. These sections brought about our most meaningful discussions and prayer. At the end of each chapter there are additional resources listed for further exploration. In my opinion, this could really be considered a unit study on God's earth that covers history, science, geography, missions, Bible, narration, writing, vocabulary, art...and probably more.