Where Do I Live?: A First Look at Geography and Community for Children

by Neil Chesanow, Ann Iosa (Illustrator)

A fun, first look at geography that will give children a better perspective and understanding of the world we live!  Perfect for parents, teachers, and gift givers looking Starting in their bedrooms, children will travel outside for a look around the streets of their neighborhood. Then, they'll zoom out for a bird's eye view of their town, city, suburb, and countryside. They'll move out even further for a view of the states, the country, and the different continents. The next stop is space, for an exciting look at our solar system and universe! From there, they'll trace their way home again. A fun mini quiz in the back lets kids show off what they've learned about where they live. If your child loves the National Geographic Kids magazine, they will love this book! What parents and grandparents are

Genres: Geography, Picture Books, Childrens, Nonfiction, Maps

48 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1995

Reviews

[Krista · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent picture book about where we are at in the world starting in our homes and broadening out to our galaxy, the Milky Way.

This is a lengthy read so I did cut out some sentences here and there since I was trying to engage the attention of a large group of first and second graders. This was used for Living History.

[Katelyn Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title: Where Do I Live?
Author: Neil Chesanow
Illustrator: Ann Iosa
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Theme(s): Geography
Opening line/sentence: “You live in your room. There may be lots of rooms where you live.”
Brief Book Summary: This book uses simple words and color illustrations to explain to children exactly where they live. It starts with their room, in their home, in their neighborhood, in their town, their state, their country. Then moves out to the planet earth, the solar system, and the Milky Way galaxy. From there, children find their way back home.
Response to Two Professional Reviews : Booklist and Kirkus Reviews note this book’s unique way of giving children a sense of place in the world. The reviews also highlight how the illustrations make it easy for the children to follow.
Tell Me Framework (4 sentences in your own words):
Like(s): This book gives the children a sense of place in the world and understanding where we live.
Dislike(s): The length may lose the children and there is not a good representation of different types of homes.
Patterns(s): The structure of each page is the same.
Puzzle(s): What if not everyone’s house looks like the one in the book?
Consideration of Instructional Application:
I believe this book could be a good way to introduce children to finding their place in the world. Discussing different maps would be a good idea to accompany this book. Going on a nature walk after this book and encouraging children to explore their neighborhoods would also be a good idea after reading this book.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book!!

[Blakeley Norris · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book to use during Social Studies. It would be great to use in the lower grades like kindergarten when they are learning their address. This book helps to explain the importance of where we live and where we call home. It could be used in Social Studies to tie into the theme of maps and students find on the map where they live.

[Janice Redding · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book to talk about location in a social studies unit. I say this because this book discusses that most people live in a home or an apartment, a piece of land, on a particular street, in a neighborhood, in a town, city, or country, a state, a continent, and a world. I can teach a lesson of geographic location to students of fourth graders.

[Tracey · Rating 1 out of 5]

I do not like this book, especially for 1st grade. too much information!

Making Meaning grade 1 Resource kit

[Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Julia Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE this book for teaching geography and location to younger children.

[Mandy]

It's great