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Subject: RE: Re: Connecting Teachers, Libraries and Geography
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:35:35 -0500
From: Bigwood, David <[log in to unmask]>
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I'm not sure of the current status of Where in the World is Carmen
Santiago? Both the kids have outgrown it. However, I found the TV show
fun. There was also a video game version. I doubt the TV show is still
around, but the video game might be. Worth a look.
Sincerely,
David Bigwood
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Subject: Re: Connecting Teachers, Libraries and Geography
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:27:50 -0500
From: James R. Carter <[log in to unmask]>
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I will argue that some of the DVD's of Dora the Explorer should be
included in a listing of geography literature for children. Dora only
works for preschoolers. At about 5 years of age children seem to outgrow
Dora, but before then she teaches some geography. In particular I
recommend the DVDs entitled Map Adventures and World Adventures.
When a former student told me his 18-month old son knows what a map is
because he watches Dora, I had to check out the TV program. Later
another person told me his 3 year old daughter asked about Tanzania
after watching Dora. One thing led to another and I ended up writing an
article about Dora. I am currently working on another article about Map,
the only instance I know of a map being in two forms, a character and a
spatial representation.
I am interested to know if any other children TV programs teach any
geography. I have not looked systematically, but I suspect there is some
good geography offered there. Have you considered the videos and DVDs on
nature programs as part of your geography offerings? Libraries stock
these and some are quite popular.
Here is the information on my article.
Jim Carter
*Dora the Explorer: Preschool Geographic Educator** *
*Author:* James R. Carter
*DOI:* 10.1080/00221340802419377
*Publication Frequency:* 6 issues per year
*Published in:* journal Journal of Geography
<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=t770943818%7Edb=all> ,
Volume
<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=t770943818%7Edb=all%7E
tab=issueslist%7Ebranches=107#v107>
107
<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=t770943818%7Edb=all%7E
tab=issueslist%7Ebranches=107#v107>,
Issue 3
<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=g906018147%7Edb=all>Ma
y
2008 , pages 77 - 86
*Subjects:* By Subject: Geography
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ject%7Eappend=782177695,782177694,738534510,782177704#subject782177704>;
By Subject: Geography
<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/browse%7Edb=all%7Ething=title%7Eby=sub
ject%7Eappend=782178979,782178978,738534510,782178987#subject782178987>;
Human Geography
<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/browse%7Edb=all%7Ething=title%7Eby=sub
ject%7Eappend=738534554,738534566#subject738534566>;
Physical Geography
<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/browse%7Edb=all%7Ething=title%7Eby=sub
ject%7Eappend=738534554,738534586#subject738534586>;
*Formats available:* HTML (English) : PDF (English)
*Abstract *
/Dora the Explorer/ is a twenty-three-minute television program for
preschoolers viewed by millions every day in many countries. These
programs are also marketed as videotapes and DVDs. This seven-year-old
Latina, bilingual cartoon character teaches many things by interacting
with the young viewers. On every program Dora and friends have to go
someplace to solve a problem. Map is a cartoon character who helps
viewers read the map and tells Dora where to go next. Some episodes are
particularly geographic. Geographers need to evaluate the contributions
of /Dora the Explorer/ to geographic education for preschool children, a
little-studied subject.
*Keywords: *preschoolers; map-reading; Latina; television; bilingual
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