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A Child's Geography of the World by V. M. Hillyer (Author)

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Though somewhat outdated in spots, Hillyer's narrative geography for younger children still holds its charm and much general information that is worthwhile today.
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  • Resource Type: Book
  • Print Status: Out of Print
  • Tales: 71
  • Pages: 451
  • Suggested Grade Level: 1st - 6th
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Publisher: Appleton-Century-Crofts
  • Copyright: 1951
  • Written: 1929
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Tale Details
  • 1 — The World Through a Spy-Glass
  • 2 — The World is Round, For I've Been Round It
  • 3 — The Inside of the World
  • 4 — The Endless Parade
  • 5 — The 13 Club
  • 6 — A City Built in a Swamp
  • 7 — Mary's Land, Virginia's State, and Penn's Woods
  • 8 — The Empire State
  • 9 — Yankee Land
  • 10 — Five Big Puddles
  • 11 — The Father of Waters
  • 12 — The Fountain of Youth
  • 13 — The Covered Wagon
  • 14 — Wonderland
  • 15 — The 'Est, 'Est West
  • 16 — The 'Est, 'Est West (continued)
  • 17 — Next-Door Neighbor
  • 18 — The War-God's Country
  • 19 — So Near and Yet So Far
  • 20 — Pirate Seas
  • 21 — North South America
  • 22 — Rubber and Coffee Land
  • 23 — Silver Land and Sliver Land
  • 24 — The Bridge Across the Ocean
  • 25 — The Land of the Angles
  • 26 — The Land of the Angles (continued)
  • 27 — The Englishman's Neighbors
  • 28 — Parlez-vous Francais?
  • 29 — Parlez-vous Francais? (continued)
  • 30 — The Land Below the Sea
  • 31 — Castles in Spain
  • 32 — Castles in Spain (continued)
  • 33 — The Land in the Sky
  • 34 — The Boot Top
  • 35 — The Gates of Paradise and the Dome of Heaven
  • 36 — The Dead and Alive City
  • 37 — A Pile of Ashes a Mile High
  • 38 — Wars and Fairy-Tales
  • 39 — The Great Danes
  • 40 — Fish, Fiords, Falls and Forests
  • 41 — Fish, Fiords, Falls and Forests (continued)
  • 42 — Where the Sun Shines All Night
  • 43 — The Bear
  • 44 — The Bread-Basket
  • 45 — The Iron Curtain Countries
  • 46 — The Land of the Gods
  • 47 — The Land of the New Moon
  • 48 — The Ship of the Desert
  • 49 — A "Once-Was" Country
  • 50 — A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey
  • 51 — The "Exact Spots"
  • 52 — The Garden of Eden
  • 53 — The Land of Bedtime Stories
  • 54 — The Lion and the Sun
  • 55 — Opposite-Feet
  • 56 — Opposite-Feet (continued)
  • 57 — The White Elephant
  • 58 — The Land of Devils
  • 59 — Dragon Land
  • 60 — Dragon Land (continued)
  • 61 — Where theThermometer Freezes Up
  • 62 — A Giant Sea-Serpent
  • 63 — Picture Post-Cards
  • 64 — Man-Made Mountains
  • 65 — Robber Lands and Desert Sands
  • 66 — Afraid of the Dark
  • 67 — Zoo Land
  • 68 — The End of the Rainbow
  • 69 — Fortune Island
  • 70 — Cannibal Islands
  • 71 — Journey's End