The Geography Coloring Book

by Wynn Kapit

Using the ingenious color key system developed by Coloring Concepts, "The Geography Coloring Book" provides unique hands-on participation in the study of geography. Detailed color exercises allow the "artist" to recognize countries by shape as well as location, gain a sense of the relative sizes of nations and states, and visualize the location of a nation within the context of its continent.

Genres: Geography, History, Nonfiction, Adult Colouring Books, Education, Science

208 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1991

Reviews

[Susanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book kicks ass. For those of us who weren't lucky enough to study geography in school, this book is an excellent reference and teaching tool. You learn the shape and position of the country as you color it. It's fun, but it also makes the shape of Myanmar a part of your hand's experience. The coolest thing about the book, though, is that it has mad detail about each country, including important historical points. It's a bit like reading the wikipedia entry for the country, but completely legitimate b/c it's written by a scholar!

My only problem, though, is that the pages are too thin to use with watercolor markers and my map of Europe bled through the back.

[Jade Lauron]

Bought this book an age ago, did a couple of "plates" but then shelved it. Have since taken a new interest in learning geography using an iPad app called World Maps, with this coloring book as a fun (and much slower) supplemental.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

It WAS amazing.

[Danna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A couple maps are out of date, but this is a good and easy way to review geography. Recommended for homeschoolers grades 6+.

[Lillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is awesome. I have learned a ton from it. The reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that it's really out of date (hasn't been edited in 20 years as far as I can tell) so the country data is off (re: population, there are now 2 billion more people on the planet than in 2003). I'm actually amazed they're selling it in its out-of-date form. I hope they will update it! It would be well worth having it revised as the method for learning geography is so good.

[Devon Flaherty · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is geared more toward adults, or at least older students. Still, I would recommend it. At ten, my son’s a little sloppy, and we’re not exactly utilizing all the info in the book so far, but I still like having him color a new country when we introduce it, both individually and in context. We will continue to use this over the years.

[T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won't consider myself done with this book until I've completed all the coloring. That said, it is really a great resource and study guide. I'm mostly through it and have learned a lot about world geography (I'm just struggling a bit with the flags).

[Laurel A. Palmisano · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a teacher. I can learn while I color and relax. I have also found active children who find it difficult to focus when given a task like coloring can focus and learn and are less disruptive. I never taught geography but I have taught history and this book came in handy at times.