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What Jeannie Fulbright, Apologia's Elementary Science Series says: "A Child's Geography is exactly what the homeschooling world has been needing to teach geography, using a living book approach that draws in children... I highly recommend this for geography."

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"A Child's Geography really IS the best geography guidebook I've seen for the K-6th grade set.  (And I've seen a lot over 10 years of homeschooling!)" 
~Holly Johnson, homeschooling mother of 7

"I am always looking for truly excellent, Christ-centered materials.  I appreciate the niche you are filling as I have had a hard time finding a Christian, living-book, geography "text" to use!"
~Carrie Austin www.heartofdakota.com  ~A Cathy Duffy Top 100 Pick

"This is exactly what I have been looking for.  I have tried [two other geography curriculums] but honestly, neither works well with our living book studies.  I find them hard to navigate and the children find them dry.  I think A Child's Geography is wonderful ."
~Cindy McCarthy,  homeschooling mother of 9

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Explore the Holy Land

Table of Contents

 

Turkey……………………………………………………………..

 Chapter 1 Directions to Eden, Please?

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Music selections and Art (weaving kilim and Turkish tile) 

Chapter 2  Houses for sale: An Ark, a Beehive, a Fairy Chimney and a Salt Pan

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Book Selections and Poetry

Chapter 3 Wandering and Wrestling, Whirling and Worshiping

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Food--Turkish Tea, Turkish Delight, Noah's Pudding

Prayer Walk through Turkey

 

Israel………………………………………………………………..

             

Chapter 1 The Land of Milk and Honey

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Music Selections and Art (make a mizrach, write the Hebrew alphabet)


Chapter 2 The Extraordinary Ordinary: Farms in the Desert & the Healthy Dead Sea

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Poetry and Book Selections

Chapter 3 Howdy, Pilgrim!

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Food--Bagels and Lox, Hamentaschen

Prayer Walk through Israel

Egypt……………………………………………………………….

 

Chapter 1 Wearing Egypt

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Music Selections and Art (make a cartouche, play senet)

Chapter 2 Navigating the Nile

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Poetry and Book Selections

Chapter 3 Digging for Good Dirt

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Food---Hummus, Fig/Date Balls

Prayer Walk through Egypt

Iraq…………………………………………………………………

 

Chapter 1 Tell-ing the Past

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Music Selections and Art (make your own bas-relief)

Chapter 2 River Ride!

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Poetry and Book Selections

                Chapter 3 Mixing Water and Oil?

                Including:

                Travel Log and Mapping

                 Bringing it Home: Food---Mammounia, experimenting with dates

                 Prayer Walk through Iraq
 

Saudi Arabia………………………………………………………..

 

Chapter 1 Migrations, Mecca and Mosques

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Music Selections and Art (zoomorphic Calligraphy)

Bringing it Home: Food-- Arabic Coffee and Mint Tea,  Lahoo Bel Loaz

 

Chapter 2 Treasures of a Hidden Kingdom

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Poetry and Book Selections

Prayer Walk through Saudi Arabia

 

Jordan………………………………………………………………

 

Chapter 1 The Highway Men Came Riding

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Music Selections and Art (create a mosaic)

Chapter 2 Rock of Ages

Including:

Travel Log and Mapping

Bringing it Home: Poetry and Book Selections

Bringing it Home:  Food--Pitas

Prayer Walk through Jordan

 

Appendix…………………………………………………………...

 

Definitions…………………………………………………………………………

Fast Facts…………………………………………………………………………