Looking for history and geography book series geared toward K-2nd...

[Einen]

any suggestions?

I'd also be interested in any book lists available on the web.

Thanks!

[dharmamama]

I'm sure this is not what you had in mind, but my kids (who are 4 and 5) have learned absolutely amazing amounts from the Magic Treehouse books by Mary Pope Osborne. They are not exactly scholarly, nor are they great literature, but my kids know a lot about China, the Amazon, the San Francisco earthquake, Leonardo da Vinci, etc., from reading Jack and Annie books. They have served as a springboard for more in-depth explorations of many topics, too. They also have "research guides" to a lot of the books, which are non-fiction.

You might also be interested in the If You series or the You Wouldn't Want to Be series.

We have found that we learn a lot from and enjoy most those books that are just fun to read and aren't necessarily a "curriculum-type" book or series. Things like American Girl, Magic Treehouse, the two series I linked above, and just whatever random historical fiction novels or nonfiction children's books we find at the library capture my kids' interest and attention. We don't learn history and geography in any sort of sequential way (we're unschoolers) and my kids leap from interest to interest as interest strikes them.

dm

[elizawill]

i just purchased "galloping the globe". i've read great reviews about it, but i haven't actually used it yet with my dd. i received it last week and looked through it and really like it - hope my dd does too

it was only $15 from www.homeschoolclassifieds.com though - so i can resell it if it's a bust. here's a link to it: http://www.geomatters.com/products/details.asp?ID=75 here are reviews about it: http://www.homeschoolreviews.com/rev...ews.aspx?id=84

"the story of the world" is very popular here too, but after reading more about it, i decided to go a different route for my dd ...at least for now. i'm also going to look into the series suggested by dharmamama - they get good reviews here often too. i'm sure others will chime in

[frogguruami]

abookintime.com has a chronological history book list and most of the entries are tagged with grade ranges.

[Charmie981]

I second galloping the globe. It's what came to mind when I saw this post. There's also a yahoo list if you want to investigate it before you buy.

[JeniferS]

Galloping the Globe!!!

[gr8fulmom]

we use story of the world for history and my older ds loves it and asks for it for bedtime story... but he sys he hates geography maybe I shoul look at teh galloping globe? could you tell me more about it?

[Kontessa]

Something not christian by chance?

[elizawill]

because galloping the globe is a unit study and not a curriculum per se, you simply pick and chose what applies to your family. you can omit the suggested readings that are christian easily. many people use it who do not want any kind of faith based agenda.

here's a good explanation/review of it: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mingo/179434/

[Einen]

Galloping the Globe looks interesting. I'm not really looking for a curriculum but just a book list or series to make finding worthwhile books from my library's online catalog easier.

Is GtG something I could use as a book list now and go back to later?

[kittywitty]

The Story of the World books are good. Some Christian aspects, but I just ignored those.

[AngelBee]

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