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Name: How I Learned Geography
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Author: Uri Shulevitz

📘 How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz

Uri Shulevitz’s *How I Learned Geography* is a gentle, illustrated memoir that draws on his own experiences as a young Polish refugee in Kazakhstan during World War II. The book follows a boy who, while exploring his father’s world map, uses his imagination to find a way beyond the hunger, misery, and uncertainty that surround his life. Through clear prose and evocative cartographic images, Shulevitz invites children to imagine hope and wander beyond their immediate surroundings.

First publish date: 2008

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Uri Shulevitz

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