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Swift Walker: A Continental Journey: Science and Geography Books for Kids! Kindle Edition

by Verlyn Tarlton (Author), Norma Andriani Eka Putri (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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Learn About the Continents!
Power your child's imagination with real information from Swift Walker. Swift Walker introduces kids to the continents, maps, and basic geography concepts with a fun character they can relate to.

Join Swift Walker as his speedy legs take him on a journey across the world to Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Antarctica. Beautiful, full color illustrations. Perfect for home, school, or homeschoolers. Buy a copy today!

Ages 4 and up.
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    3 - 8 years
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    English
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    Preschool - 2
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    May 3, 2016
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Verlyn Tarlton, a native Washingtonian, is a mother, wife, speaker, and author. She got her love of reading and writing from her late grandfather, Ethelbert W. Haskins, who was a university professor in Washington, DC. She has always been passionate about reading, writing, and teaching. She especially wants to pass on her love of reading and adventure to young children and encourage them to dream BIG!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01DUR8E8E
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Plum Street Press (May 3, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 3, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7966 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Verlyn Tarlton, a native Washingtonian, is a mother, wife, speaker, and author. She got her love of reading and writing from her late grandfather, Ethelbert W. Haskins, who was a university professor in Washington, DC. She has always been passionate about reading, writing, and teaching. She especially wants to pass on her love of reading and adventure to young children and encourage them to dream BIG!

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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Robin Manley
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I love this book. My children are 20 and 23 year old, but I still purchased this book just to have in my Black Author's collection. This book is very educational. I actually learned something from this book. I recommend that every elementary school purchase this book not just for the library, but it could actually be used as an educational resource. Awesome book. As a writer and author, I was beyond impressed with this book.
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Jaime W. Tae
5.0 out of 5 stars This series of books is fantastic! Books about science that feature children of color ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2017
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This series of books is fantastic! Books about science that feature children of color are sooo needed! There is such a dearth of this type of literature available. The illustrations are so cute and colorful and the subject matter is made even more interesting by the way the main character engages with it. Love love love!!!
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Robin
5.0 out of 5 stars Robin Manley
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2015
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I love this book. My children are 20 and 23 year old, but I still purchased this book just to have in my Black Author's collection. This book is very educational. I actually learned something from this book. I recommend that every elementary school purchase this book not just for the library, but it could actually be used as an educational resource. Awesome book. As a writer and author, I was beyond impressed with this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Robin Manley
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2015
I love this book. My children are 20 and 23 year old, but I still purchased this book just to have in my Black Author's collection. This book is very educational. I actually learned something from this book. I recommend that every elementary school purchase this book not just for the library, but it could actually be used as an educational resource. Awesome book. As a writer and author, I was beyond impressed with this book.
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Apple Pie
5.0 out of 5 stars My son loves these books
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2018
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My son really enjoys reading the Swift Walker books. I wish there were more adventures for him to go on so we could keep buying them. So far we purchased the three that are sold on Amazon, but I do wish there were more. The character is so cute and reminds me of my son. Please write more of these books. The illustrations are great!
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Pamela Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent adventure!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2017
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Swift Walker was a great tale of sightseeing around the world. It was so fun to read and turn the pages to find out where he would end up next! My son and I enjoyed every minute of it.
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Shane C
4.0 out of 5 stars I like Swift Walker
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2016
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My 4yo daughter enjoys the Swift Walker stories (continental journey especially, and we will purchase the space one soon). I like Swift Walker, too, but the page about North America really bothers me. The landmarks Swift visits are all USA-centric, and the ship isn't even a place. D.C. is described as "the nation's capital" but the nation isn't named and the page is supposed to be about the entire continent. And the way the continent's name is displayed "North! America!" is bizarre.

Swift's catch phrase "Wow! Amazing!" is a fun repetitive element that I'm disappointed is mostly missing from A Journey Across the Oceans. I hope it's part of A Space Adventure.

All that being said, I like Swift Walker. He's imaginative, adventurous, and enthusiastic, and Alejandro Chamberlain's illustrations of Swift are delightfully expressive.

Importantly, Verlyn Tarlton's Swift Walker books are a perfect example of what Rumaan Alam called for in his Slate article "We Don’t Only Need More Diverse Books. We Need More Diverse Books Like The Snowy Day.": "We need diverse books to be sure, but those must be part of a literature that reflects our reality, books in which little black boys push one another on the swings, in which little black girls daydream about working in the zoo, in which kids of every color do what kids of every color do every day: tromp through the woods, obsess about trucks, love their parents, refuse to eat dinner." [...]
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5.0 out of 5 stars His dad was amazed at hearing his son talk about Africa and the ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2017
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My three yr old loves this book. The first day reading the book together, he was so excited to tell his dad about what he learned. His dad was amazed at hearing his son talk about Africa and the animals that could be found there. It's a great way to introduce geology to small children
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ALYCEE
5.0 out of 5 stars Love these books - Great Value
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2021
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I love these Swift Walker book,I’ve even ordered additional ones a birthday gift for friends kids. They now also love them…
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Stephieace
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a great book for kids to get to explore the world
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2015
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Such a great book for kids to get to explore the world. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and seeing such cool illustrations of all the world's cool places. I bought 3 copies for my nephews and niece. I cannot wait to share this awesome book with them over the holidays!
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Jahanara
2.0 out of 5 stars No worthy
Reviewed in India on September 23, 2018
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It just tell only 2 places in every continent.. not have any valuable information or colour full pictures
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