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Sep. 24, 2008

The power of a good book

As homeschoolers, we have learned the power of good book to make a lesson sink in and stick. A homeschool friend shared this great site that coordinates book selections with countries around the world. Not only are you given a book selection, there is information about that country, including culture, foods, and regions. There are some links to commercial travel packages to the selected country. Those have educational value too! Not only do they tend to have great pictures, but they show travel itineraries that you can plot out on a map. You could really make a mini country unit using this page!

Let's try.... Costa Rica!

We can learn about volcanoes, the rain forest, and a long list of fascinating animals. There are travel packages in which a naturalist guides you through the rain forest, and helps you to observe animals you might not otherwise see.

I clicked on "Central Valley" and read about the capital San Jose. Wouldn't you love to visit El Museo De Oro (The Gold Museum) and see an impressive collection of Pre-Colombian gold? There is also a living history museum to wander through called El Pueblo Antiguo (The Old Town). While there, you can get the feel for what it was like to live in San Jose in 1900! While this site just has tidbits of info, you can google any of these interesting places for pictures and more info.

Last but not least is the book selection. Right at the top of the list is Jan Brett, a fantastic children's author known for amazing illustrations. Other books focus on the tree frog, the amazing blue morpho butterfly, and other rain forest life.

That's it... I'm packing my bags, I want to go see all this stuff.....

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Sep. 24, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by 4sweetums

What a wonderful site!!! Thank you so much for sharing it. I can't wait to explore it more. I really like to teach my kids that way.
Blessings,
Dawn

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