My Favorite Geography Picture Books for Grades 2-4

To Teach Culture:

This is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe shows what children from different cultures do during the day.
Where Did My Clothes Come From? by Chris Butterworth explains how different clothes are made. This is a great way to teach about trade and interdependence. Have your students check their clothing tags to see what they are made of and the country where they were made.
My Food, Your Food, Our Food (How Are We Alike and Different?) by Emma Carlson Berne is a great book to talk about foods in other cultures.
A Ticket Around the World by Natalia Diaz gives information about 13 countries.
Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley explores diverse cultures through the common dish of rice.

Where We Walk- 100 Illustrated Maps of Wonderful Walks From Around the World by Nate Padavick
The Boy Who Loved Maps by Kari Allen is a great way to prepare children for creating their own maps.
Where Do I Live? A First Look at Geography and Community for Children by Neil Chesanow. This book starts in your bedroom and then continues to zoom out to show all the different locations you are a part of.
Mapping Penny's World by Loreen Leedy walks you through a student working on a map project that a teacher assigns
As the Crow Flies by Gail Hartman teaches navigation by showing the perspective of different animals.

On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World's Weather by Marilyn Singer shows how different the weather is around the world on the same day.
The Water Princess by Susan Verde is set in Africa and highlights water access near the equator.