From the September 14, 2008 Pigeon Post essay of the same name.
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
Independent Reader
Young Adult
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
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Make Way for Ducklings written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey Highly Recommended |
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A City Through Time written and illustrated by Steve Noon Highly Recommended |
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Central Park Serenade by Anonymous Recommended |
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Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton and illustrated by Gergely Tibor Recommended |
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Where's Wally? written and illustrated by Martin Handford Recommended |
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Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and illustrated by Ted Rand Recommended |
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Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights written and illustrated by Debra Miller Recommended |
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A Port Through Time written and illustrated by Steve Noon Recommended |
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Traveling Man written and illustrated by James Rumford Recommended |
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This Is Ireland written and illustrated by M. Sasek Recommended |
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This Is London written and illustrated by M. Sasek Recommended |
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This Is Paris written and illustrated by M. Sasek Recommended |
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This Is Venice written and illustrated by M. Sasek Recommended |
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My Map Book written and illustrated by Sara Fanelli Suggested |
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The Adventures of Marco Polo written and illustrated by Russell Freedman Suggested |
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Under New York by Linda Oatman High and illustrated by Robert Rayevsky Suggested |
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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by James Ransome Suggested |
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See the City: The Journey of Manhattan Unfurled written and illustrated by Matteo Pericoli Suggested |
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The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz Suggested |
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The Ancient Near East written and illustrated by Rebecca Stefoff Suggested |
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Me On The Map written and illustrated by Joan Sweeney Suggested |
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Are We There Yet, Daddy? written and illustrated by Virginia Walters Suggested |
Independent Reader
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and illustrated by Pauline Baynes Highly Recommended |
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Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne and illustrated by E.H. Shepard Highly Recommended |
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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and illustrated by N.C. Wyeth Highly Recommended |
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien and illustrated by Michael Hague Highly Recommended |
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National Geographic Family Reference Atlas by Anonymous Recommended |
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The Kingfisher Children's Atlas by Anonymous Recommended |
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Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown Recommended |
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The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford Recommended |
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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and illustrated by E.H. Shepard Recommended |
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Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray Recommended |
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Minn of the Mississippi by Holling C. Holling Recommended |
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Paddle to the Sea by Holling C. Holling Recommended |
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Looking Down by Steve Jenkins Recommended |
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Recommended |
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Castle by David Macaulay Recommended |
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Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome Recommended |
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Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne Recommended |
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Around The World In A Hundred Years; From Henry The Navigator To Magellan by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Anthony Bacon Venti Suggested |
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There's a Map on My Lap! by Tish Rabe Suggested |
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The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon Suggested |
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Maps: Getting from Here to There written and illustrated by Henry Weiss Suggested |
Young Adult
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National Geographic Atlas of the World by Anonymous Recommended |
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The Penguin Atlas of World History by Hermann Kinder Recommended |
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Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick Recommended |
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Longitude by Dava Sobel Recommended |
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How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein Recommended |
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The Historical Atlas of World War II by Alexander Swanston Recommendation |
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DK State-by-State Atlas by Anonymous Suggested |
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DK Geography of the World by Anonymous Suggested |
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United States Atlas for Young Explorers by Anonymous Suggested |
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The Times Atlas of the World by Anonymous Suggested |
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Rand Mcnally Schoolhouse Children's Illustrated Atlas of the World by Anonymous Suggested |
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Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin Suggested |
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The White Nile by Alan Moorehead Suggested |
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The Blue Nile by Alan Moorehead Suggested |
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The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo Suggested |
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Complete Atlas of the World by David Roberts Suggested |
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