I recently was given the book “I Used to Know That Geography: stuff you forgot from school” for the purpose of review.
I have previously reviewed two eBooks, also from Reader’s Digest, and they were fabulous. So I was eager to dig into this geography book.
Overall, I found the book was full of information, and presented in a very clear way. There are lots of pages of information, including:
Our physical world — rivers and coasts, plate tectonics, changing climates, the “ring of fire”
The human world — causes of the American dust bowl, population expansion, and industrial growth
Charts and maps — the countries of each continent, capital cities, and populations
Geo Gems — surprising facts about our world
The only thing about the book that didn’t work for our family was in the earlier part of the book, there is a chapter titled, “Welcome to Planet Earth” which describes things as billions of years ago. Since our family views things on a biblical timeline, this does not fit with what we are teaching our children.
However, if you look past those areas, you will find yourself with a book full of information about the wonderful world we live in.
For more information about this book or other publications from Reader’s Digest, please visit:
http://rdtradepublishing.com/book_display.php?isbn13=9781606522455
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Karen DeBeus is a homeschooling mom learning to live more simply and keep God at the center of it all. She is the author of three best-selling homeschooling books and writes at Simply Living for Him. She speaks nationally at homeschooling conventions and recently was a speaker at the Family Bible Conference in Washington, DC. Her passion is to help others clear the clutter from their lives, seek God first, and to encourage women and families to get in the Word every day.
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