Geography Books

Of course I am biased, but I think literature is one of the best ways to teach almost anything. Rather than having books crammed with dry facts, it's so much more fun to have it just part of a story and the first two fictional offerings do just that. Thanks to Kyrie of are so happy for her wonderful book list where I discovered the first two books in the first place.


We love the Jenny books in our house. Jenny Goes to Sea is great for world geography and the adventures these feline creatures have are amusing and the pacing is just right for a child's first chapter book. My girls want me to finish the whole book in one sitting. If only fortune-telling wasn't so central to the plot...
Paddle-to-the-Sea is a little wooden carved Indian on a canoe that travels from Canada to places his carver dreams of going. Engraved on the bottom is the boy's wish that whoever finds Paddle might return him so that he can reach the sea. Paddle consequently goes through many adventures until he makes it to sea. I wished Paddle was real and the events in the book were true! The author has several other books similar in concept. I can't wait to read them as well.

This book teaches the Great Lakes in such fun fashion. Above is Michigan. There's pictures that serve as mnemonics for all the lakes. Clever, isn't it?
Monarch and Milkweed is non-fiction and covers life cycles of both milkweed and Monarch butterflies.It is beautifully illustrated and simply written. It includes maps that follow Monarch butterflies' migration routes.

Do you know of any other great books that naturally incorporate geography? Please share!