Curricula and Learning Links - Geography
"Living" Books for Geography Study
Holling C. Holling books. Classic children's books that look at nature, history, and geography from a non-human point of view.
The Royal Road to Romance: Travelers' Tales Classics by Richard Halliburton
Richard Halliburton was an adventurer who, after graduating college in the 1920's, decided to travel around the world and write of his many exciting escapades. His books offer a fascinating study of geography and history from a by-gone time when men could seek adventure in untamed parts of the world. He was lost at sea in 1939 while trying to sail from Hong Kong to San Francisco.
Travels in West Africa by Mary Kingsley
The account of a young woman's travels in Africa in the late 1800's to collect specimens of plants to complete her late father's book. She encounters crocodiles, leopards, and cannibals along the way.
