How I Learned Geography
(caldecott Honor Book)
Farrar Straus & Giroux · Print & ebook · April 1, 2008
The Caldecott Honor–winning picture book from celebrated storyteller Uri Shulevitz. “A masterpiece.” —New York Times Book Review “Fascinating.” —The Wall Street Journal Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange country.
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- Who it’s for
- A childhood memory turns a map into a vivid invitation to imagine beyond a difficult room.
- Themes
- War and displacement, Poverty and scarcity, Imagination as sustenance
- Genres
- Immigration & Moving, Places to Explore
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The Caldecott Honor–winning picture book from celebrated storyteller Uri Shulevitz. “A masterpiece.” —New York Times Book Review “Fascinating.” —The Wall Street Journal 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.
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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. How I Learned Geography is the award-winning artist's most personal work to date and is based on his childhood memories of World War II, featuring 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.
Maps Beyond Walls
A childhood memory turns a map into a vivid invitation to imagine beyond a difficult room.
Come here for
- A picture book about geography, hardship, and the reach of imagination
- An intimate World War II childhood memory
Expect
- Colorful illustrations that reward close looking
- An author's note with family history and early drawings
Where it sits
| Places to Explore | 91% |
|---|---|
| Immigration & Moving | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Biographies for Kids
- Military & Wars
- Immigration & Emigration
- Authors
- Uri Shulevitz
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Published
- April 1, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- War and displacement · Poverty and scarcity · Imagination as sustenance
- Reading lane
- Historical Biographies for Kids