Helping Your Child
Learn Geography

Acknowledgments

This project could not have been completed if it were not for the help of many dedicated people. Thanks to those who shared their ideas and materials on geography and early childhood--Mark Bockenhauer of the National Geographic Society, teachers Ann Hoehn, Judy Ludovise, and Ruth Anne Wilson-Jones, and Salvatore Natoli of the National Council for the Social Studies. Thanks to the same group for reviewing the final document and to Pat Bonner of the Consumer Information Center, Robert Burch and technical staff of Hammond, Incorporated, and George Zech of the Duncan Oklahoma Schools.

Thanks to the National Mapping Division of the United States Geological Survey for becoming involved in the development of this document and for making it available to a broader audience. In addition, thanks to Ann Chaparos for the cover design and help on the layout.

Last, but not least, thanks to the staff of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement for helping make the draft into a booklet--Cynthia Dorfman, Kate Dorrell, Lance Ferderer, Mark Travaglini, Tim Burr, and Phil Carr.