How I learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz

This simple picture book illustrates how something can bring hope in the most dire circumstances. Uri Shulevitz's family fled Poland during the Nazi invasion and sought refuge in what is now Kazakhstan. Poor and hungry, his father returned from the market one day with a large world map, which they posted on the wall of their home. The book shows how Uri spent hours looking at the map and imagining the various places he could go, which took him away from his hunger, fear and frustrations. The illustrations of the dusty town and the soaring imaginary destinations are wonderful. A Caldecott Honor Book. How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2008.