Geography & Culture Books
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Valleys - A Landforms Book
This book describes where valleys are found, their general size and composition, and humans’ and animals’ relationship with this particular landform. Learn More -
Islands - A Landforms Book
This book describes where islands are found, their general size and composition, and humans’ and animals’ relationship with this particular landform. Learn More -
Caves - A Landforms Book
This book describes where caves are found, their general size and composition, and humans’ and animals’ relationship with this particular landform. Learn More -
Volcanoes - A Landforms Book
This book describes where volcanoes are found, their general size and composition, and humans’ and animals’ relationship with this particular landform. Learn More -
Mountains - A Landforms Book
This book describes where mountains are found, their general size and composition, and humans’ and animals’ relationship with this particular landform. Learn More -
Africa is Not a Country
Enter into the daily life of children in over 20 of the 53 countries of modern Africa. Celebrate the extraordinary diversity of this vibrant continent as experienced by children at home, school, work, and play. Learn More -
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof - Tooth Traditions from Around the World
What do children around the world do with the teeth they lose? This humorous title answers a question every child who has lost a tooth wants to know! A delightful introduction to global cultural traditions for children. 32 pages. Learn More -
Wonderful Houses - Around the World
An original look at how modern families in 10 countries around the world live in their homes today. A delightful multi-cultural resource with photos, house cross-sections, diagrams, and fascinating captions. Paperback, 44 pages. Learn More -
Farming - Our Global Community
“Farmers use the land to grow food. Farmers are important to everyone.” This rich cultural resource pairs vivid, joyful photos of people around the word with simple, appealing text. Includes picture glossary and index. Paperback, 24 pages. Learn More -
Land and Water Booklet 1 - From Maitri Learning
Corresponds to the three-part photo and definition cards. The perfect control for definition card work, this spiral bound booklet lays flat, showing the image on the left and the definition on the right. Learn More -
Land and Water Booklet 2 - From Maitri Learning
Corresponds to the three-part photo and definition cards. The perfect control for definition card work, this spiral bound booklet lays flat, showing the image on the left and the definition on the right. Learn More -
Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest - From award winning author/illustrator Steve Jenkins
Which is longer: the Amazon or the Nile? Where is the world’s most active volcano? Each two-page spread presents one of 14 record-holding natural wonders, placing it on the globe and on a continental map. Images are stunning cut-paper collage. Paperback, 32 pages. Learn More -
Seven Blind Mice - Award-winning read-aloud folktale
An Indian fable that encompasses abstracts like sensorial isolation, fear of the unknown, and the difference between knowledge and wisdom, while offering concrete color-naming and counting opportunities. Teacher-recommended. Paperback, 40 pages. Learn More -
Our Big Home - An Earth Poem
Young children usually think of their home as the structure in which they live. This award-winning Earth science book in verse presents a more cosmic vision — home is the entire planet Earth. Vibrant illustrations. Paperback, 26 pages. Learn More -
Many Ways - How Families Practice Their Beliefs and Religions
Vibrant images of families of faith around the world are a gentle introduction to diversity for the youngest children. Shared ideas are expressed in simple, respectful prose. Photo endnotes provide place, religion, and activity depicted for 51 cultural images. 32 pages. Learn More -
Planet Earth
Early readers are prompted to guess the answers to interesting questions, turn a flap to check their answers, and then learn more from realistic illustrative diagrams of the related earth science principles. Hardcover, 18 pages plus 7 half-panel flaps. Learn More


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