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It's easy to relegate geography to elective status, or to think one or two semesters is enough to cover the world and the United States. What we seldom remember is that the study of the land and people of Earth is necessary for a proper understanding of many other subjects, and that any hope of current events knowledge is pretty much a pipe dream without a good knowledge of (at least) countries and regions.

In the old days, geography was considered one of the most important topics. It was studied seriously along with history, geometry, music and rhetoric, and a person proficient in it was considered valuable in an advisory capacity to politicians and rulers. These days, it seems like most politicians don't know the difference between Georgia the state and Georgia the country.

Why is geography so important to know, especially when we have Wikipedia to tell us everything? For one thing, Wikipedia could black out at any second and leave us fact-less. For another, trying to learn history without any sense of its geographical settings is like learning to read without knowing what any of the letters represent.

For Christians, there's a more compelling reason. Of course, we need a sense of the terrain of the Near East to understand a lot of the events and imagery of Scripture, but more immediately we need to understand the physical and cultural characteristics of the world as it is now in order to develop efficient and plausible strategies for evangelism and outreach.

History is an integral part of this equation. The cultures of today were shaped by their past forms, and both ancient and modern societies are largely the product of the land and climate in which they exist. We can't hope to properly understand the present without first understanding what has gone before, and we can't really understand the past unless we have a feel for its geographical context.

Geography study isn't simply cyclical, however. Knowing more about God's world is one of the ways we can glorify and worship Him, and geography helps us do just that. Whether we're appreciating the diversity among cultures,learning to connect capitals with their countries, or absorbing the beauty of Mongolian deserts and Brazilian jungle, it isn't God's creation we're celebrating, it's God Himself.

We're doing our best to carry a wide range of products, from atlases and maps, to country-specific guidebooks and coloring books, to manipulatives and games. Whether you want to study the Bible, history, science, culture, or literature, you need to study geography as well. What we offer is designed to help make doing so fun and relatively painless.

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African Critters
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All Thirteen
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America in the 1970s
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by Frank L. Houghton
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Ancient Africa Volume 2 - Coloring Book
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by Judy Wilcox
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$13.95
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by Diana Waring
from Diana Waring Presents
History Curriculum for 4th-9th grade
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Ancient Civilizations: China
Ancient Civilizations
by Valerie Bodden
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$6.50 (1 in stock)
Ancient History-Based Writing Lessons - Set
by Lori Verstegen
6th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
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Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors
by Marian Broida
from Chicago Review Press
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Ancient Near East - Coloring Book
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Ancient Roman Art
by Susie Hodge
2nd edition from Heinemann Educational Books
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Ancient Romans
People of the Ancient World
by Allison Lassieur
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Ancient Rome
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Ancient Rome
Gifted Learning Series
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by Dr. Paul C. Roberts
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Ancient Rome Activity Book
by Mary J. Keller
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Ancient Sicily
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by Gaetano Messineo & Emanuela Borgia
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The Ancient World
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by Joseph Krumgold
from HarperCollins
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1954 Newbery Medal winner
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Andie's Moon
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Angel on the Square
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by Margaret Landon
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Anne of Avonlea
Anne #2
by L. M. Montgomery
from Aladdin Books
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$4.50 (1 in stock)
Anne of Green Gables
Anne #1
by L. M. Montgomery
Reprint from Puffin Books
Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade
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$8.99
Anne of Jamestown
by Anne Price-Hardister, illustrated by Ruby Gardner
from Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
Anno's Journey
by Mitsumasa Anno
from Puffin Books
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by Mitsumasa Anno
from Beautiful Feet Books
for 2nd-Adult
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$14.95
Another Trip Around the World
by Leland Graham
from Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company
for 4th-8th grades
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$12.00 $9.00 (2 in stock)
Answer Book of Geography
by Mary Elting and Franklin Folsom, illustrated by Barbara Amlick
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
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Antoine of Oregon
America's Children
by James Otis
from Living Book Press
for 4th-6th grade
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AppleSeeds: Amazon Adventures
from Cobblestone Publishing
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$3.50 (1 in stock)
Apprentice of Florence
by Ann Kyle, illustrated by Erick Berry
from Houghton Mifflin
for 5th-8th grade
1934 Newbery Honor Book
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Arabian Nights
Illustrated Junior Library Series 1
by Earle Goodenow, illustrator
from Grosset & Dunlap
Eastern Fairy Tales for 4th-8th grade
Arabian Nights
Calla Editions
by Rene Bull (Illustrator)
Reprint from Dover Publications
for 4th-9th grade
Arabs in the Golden Age
by Mokhtar Moktefi & Veronique Ageorges
from Millbrook Press
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$5.00 (2 in stock)
Arabs in the Golden Age
by Mokhtar Moktefi & Veronique Ageorges
from Avyx, Inc.
for 4th-6th grade
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$7.00 (2 in stock)
Archie's War
by Marcia Williams
from Candlewick Press
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Arctic and Antarctic Life - Coloring Book
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by Ruth Soffer
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$5.99
Ark, The
by Margot Benary-Isbert
2021 Revision from Purple House Press
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$23.00
Armourer's House
by Rosemary Sutcliff, illustrated by C. Walter Hodges
from Oxford University
England, 1500s for 4th-8th grade
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Around California With Children's Books - Guide
by Rea Berg
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$24.95
Around the World in 180 Days - Set
by Sherrie Payne
2nd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
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in Geography Curriculum (Location: GEO-CUR)
$52.80
Around the World in 180 Days - Student Workbook
by Sherrie Payne
2nd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 1st-6th grade
in Geography Curriculum (Location: GEO-CUR)
$26.40
Art and Civilization: Ancient Rome
Art and Civilization
by Giovanni Di Pasquale & Matilde Bardi
from Peter Bedrick Books
Roman History Reference for 4th-6th grade
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$12.00 (2 in stock)
Ashanti of Ghana
Sonia Bleeker's Tribes of Africa
by Sonia Bleeker, illustrated by Edith G. Singer
from William Morrow & Company
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by Judith Hoffman Corwin
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
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by G. A. Henty
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At the Point of the Bayonet
by G. A. Henty
from Robinson Curriculum
for 6th-10th grade
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Atlas of American History
from Rand McNally
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Attack in the Rye Grass
Trailblazer Series
by Dave and Neta Jackson
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