Aread-aloudintroductiontogeographyforyoungchildrenthat,whenopenedandfoldedback,createsafreestandingglobeChildrenareinvitedtoidentifyandexperiencetheEarth’samazinggeographythroughrhymingverseandlushillustrations:fromrivers,lakes,andoceansdeep,tovalleys,hills,andmountainssteep.Secondarytextoffersmoredetailed,curriculum-focusedfactsandencouragesreaderstoconsidertheirownlivingenvironments,makingthereadingexperiencepersonalyetsetwithinaglobalbackdrop.ThisinformativehomagetoEarthissuretoinspirereaderstolearnmoreabouttheirplanet-andtoengagewiththeworldaroundthem.Ages2-5