Mark Twain Discovering the World of Geography Workbook, Grades 7-8 Middle School Books Focusing on Map Skills of t he Eastern Hemisphere, Social Studies Classroom or Homeschool Curriculum

I wasn't sure what to expect. I am pleasantly surprised! This has been a great addition to our homeschool curriculum. Very impressed.

Very well organized and complete

As a homeschooling mom in NY I've found this workbook very useful. We use it to supplement the NYC curriculum in studies of the east. We will continue with this book but I now have found that little was done in his earlier grade on geography studies of the West. I have also purchased the book for the 1-6 grades to use as we study the colonization of the Americas. My older child was not home schooled and has often said that she was not taught all of this and reads over my sons work to learn for herself. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it needs a large world map or atlas to go with it. It has all the right questions but you can't get the full comprehension without a political/physical map.

Bought as extra work for my 7th grader before school started. She worked in it for days before her first day!

One of the things I have always wanted to do was to know and understand different places and cultures. I love old maps and new maps. It is a sense of adventurer to study maps of all sorts. To know where Rivers, Lakes, Seas, Dessert and Mountains are in the world. This workbook made it possible and it is kind of fun at the same time. Young or Old like me. Enjoy!

We are finishing up states and facts in geo now, this will be a nice book to delve further into that.

When purchasing an item I always search for great quality, great reviews, without putting a dent in my wallet. Item arrived promptly with Prime. I purchased this item based on the good reviews. Everyone's homeschooling style is different, and I would have to say for me, the book is way too busy. I am less concerned with my child knowing the population of each country, and more concerned with her knowing where it is located. I just cross out what I feel is just busy work, however I would not buy this book again. You also need to purchase an atlas with this book. I purchased the answer atlas, as was recommended by other reviewers, and it still does not have all the information you need to complete this book. My child finds half of it online, and half in the answer atlas.

Great workbook for homeschooling. You get great use of the computer as well looking up the maps and countries. My 13 year old has enjoyed the start of this so hopefully he will continue. It is pretty intense as far as looking up the maps and finding the correct answers. Some of the maps get pretty in depth as far as the tiniest little country!! I do like that he is having to use the computer to look up the answers because it teaches him to pay attention and make sure that he is looking at the right maps. I would recommend this workbook to homeschooling moms!