How I Learned Geography

illustrated and written by Uri Shulevitz, and published by Farrar Straus Giroux

The book cover of "How I Learned Geography" by Uri Shulevitz features a boy in the sky, caught midair as he's jumping into a lagoon around a town with tugboats in the water, people, buildings, palm trees, camels and elephants on land. The Randolph Caldecott Medal Honor Award Seal has been affixed to the lower right corner.

About

91´«Ã½

Recounting memories of his family's flight from the Warsaw Blitz and his years as a refugee during World War II, Shulevitz employs watercolor and ink to depict a boy liberated from his dreary existence through flights of fancy inspired by the map his father buys in the village market.

Awards Won

Title Year
Caldecott Medal Image Randolph Caldecott Medal

91´«Ã½

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the 91´«Ã½, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
 2009 - Honor(s)