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How I Learned Geography
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How I Learned Geography Hardcover - 2008

by Uri Shulevitz; Uri Shulevitz (Illustrator)


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Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange country. Food is scarce, so when the boy's father brings home a map instead of bread for supper, at first the boy is furious. But when the map is hung on the wall, it floods their cheerless room with color. As the boy studies its every detail, he is transported to exotic places without ever leaving the room, and he eventually comes to realize that the map feeds him in a way that bread never could. The award-winning artist's most personal work to date is based on his childhood memories of World War II and features stunning illustrations that celebrate the power of imagination. An author's note includes a brief description of his family's experience, two of his early drawings, and the only surviving photograph of himself from that time.
How I Learned Geography is a 2009 Caldecott Honor Book and a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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  • Title How I Learned Geography
  • Author Uri Shulevitz; Uri Shulevitz (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr), New York
  • Date April 1, 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780374334994 / 0374334994
  • Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.43 x 10.05 x 0.33 in (26.49 x 25.53 x 0.84 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 660
  • Library of Congress subjects Refugees, Geography
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007011889
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/15/2009, Page 22
  • Booklist, 05/01/2008, Page 88
  • Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2009, Page 16
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 03/01/2008, Page 307
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2008, Page 211
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 10/01/2008, Page 316
  • Kirkus Best Books, 01/15/2008, Page 14
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 01/15/2008, Page 98
  • New York Times Book Review, 05/11/2008, Page 21
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/03/2008, Page 45
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books, 11/03/2008, Page 33
  • School Library Journal, 05/01/2008, Page 108
  • SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2008, Page 34

About the author

Uri Shulevitz is a Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and author. He has written and illustrated many celebrated children's books, including the Caldecott Medal-winner The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, written by Arthur Ransome. He has also earned three Caldecott Honors, for The Treasure, Snow, and How I Learned Geography.
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