Creator: Lovereading | visit site
Grade Range: 5 - 11
Google Maps Book Mash-up chronicles some of the greatest and most popular stories of English Literature and their settings. Click on any book icon to see the book, author, and the setting. Type in the name of any location to zoom in on the map and find books using that location as the setting. Participate on the site by submitting book information to be included on the map.
In the Classroom
This site is perfect for finding reading material with settings from all over the world. Encourage students to choose a place that interests them, and then find books set in that location. Use this tool as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson on a projector or interactive whiteboard about setting or geography. Be sure to share a link to this tool on your class website or blog for students to use at home. After reading a book, have students create an annotated image of the setting, including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Thinglink, reviewed here.
At Home
Don’t have the time or money to travel all over the world? This site may be the next best thing! Find books with settings in any place around the world to read and share with your student as you travel the globe together through the world of literature.
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Subjects
Geography (US/World), Reading, Social Studies, Social Studies,