Where People Live (Going Places)

by Barbara Taylor (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $4.73

  An attractive series of geography books that explores the relationship between people and their environment. Each book starts with a child's local, familiar surroundings before looking at the way people live in other parts of the world. Colourful photographs and cheerful illustrations complement the text, which investigates themes such as environmental change, sustainable development and population and planning. As well as being informative, the books encourage children to think and enquire about issues for themselves, with thought-provoking questions and practical activities to try out. The books are ideal starting points for further investigation. Tasks are set within the framework of the book and extension projects are suggested. This book explores the different buildings that are used as homes throughout the world, looking at factors such as the cost and availability of materials, the weather and environmental issues. Children are encouraged to think about the differences between town and country homes and to consider issues such as homelessness and refugees.

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $3.50

  This is one of a series of books for young geographers which use a visual approach to develop geographical skills. Each book starts with the children's immediate surroundings and then looks at people in other parts of the world, explaining the relationship between people and their physical environment. The books help to develop geographical skills such as using letter/number co-ordinates to locate features on a map and making a map of a short route. They also suggest how children can find out about their local area and explore the links between people and their surroundings. Teacher's notes with suggestions for follow-up work can be found at the back of each book. Barbara Taylor has also written Waste and Recycling which was shortlisted for the 1991 Earthworm award.