PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY: OUR WORLD EXPLAINED IN 12 SIMPLE MAPS

PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY: OUR WORLD EXPLAINED IN 12 SIMPLE MAPS. Illustrated by Grace Easton and Jessica Smith

Prisoners of Geography: Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps (Illustrated Young Readers Edition) by Tim Marshall is not your ordinary atlas. Right off, the title is an eye catcher. What does "Prisoners of Geography" mean? Marshall explains within the first few pages that the geography of the land, its mountains, rivers, climate, natural resources, etc. affects so much within a country. It affects wars, government leaders, culture because of the boundaries it places. He acknowledges that technology has helped us to overcome some of these boundaries, but geography still raises barriers. Looking at geography from this point of view is so much more interesting than the traditional geography study.

Each map has little balloons of information about the country. Following each map are a few pages dedicated to key geographical features that have benefitted the country and the history of the country.

HOMESCHOOL HELPS - This book paired along with the book Maps by Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski (reviewed earlier on this FB page) and blank maps would be a great start to an elementary geography study. There is so much you could dig deeper in depending on the interests of your children!