That's Not in My Geography Book: A Compilation of Little-Known Facts

by Kate Kelly

The latest in the series that includes best-selling That's Not in My American History Book and That's Not in My Science Book , this book brings geography to life exploring the "who" behind the discovery of various lands and the "what" behind how our world changes. From the earliest compass to today's handheld GPS systems, author Kate Kelly shows how people throughout time have navigated the world. She also rectifies the past by explaining why some people have gotten short shrift in geography books. (If Leif Eriksson's mom were alive, she would pre-order a copy of this book!) Kelly also explores "human geography," including such diverse subjects as how geography affects the spread of human disease and how the global marketplace is causing our world to shrink.
While discovery of new lands may have been the most vital part of the world five hundred years ago, today preservation is key to maintaining the land we have. The last section of the book examines what we do to our world and what will happen if we fail at conservation. And don't forget about water―our most important natural resource and seventy percent of our world's surface! A chapter in this section is devoted to this vital substance.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

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Kelly, Kate, 1950- (from Library of Congress)

As a professional writer, Kate Kelly specializes in helpful nonfiction and has more than 24 titles to her credit. Topics range from business subjects to raising teenagers; she also writes on health and wellness. Kelly works as both a collaborator with experts and as author of her own books.

Kate Kelly is well known to the media as a reliable expert on parenting and on family safety. She is frequently quoted in magazines and newspapers and appears regularly on television.

Some of her titles are The Teen Health Book (Norton), which she worked on with adolescent medicine specialist Ralph I. Lopez, M.D., and Living Safe in an Unsafe World (NAL), for which she has done a great deal of media recently because of the heightened public interest in safety. In addition, there is continuing media interest in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Parenting a Teenager.