Welcome!

Enrich Your Travels with Longitude

We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.

SIGN UP FOR

Longitude News

Get our monthly e-mail update

GET A

Catalog

FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

SEE ALL >

PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

SEE ALL >

OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

SEE ALL >

PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

SEE ALL >

CIVIL WAR TOUR: VIRGINIA TO GETTYSBURG

For Kids

George Did It

George Did It


by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 40 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Filled with charming illustrations and fun facts about our first president, this is a great introduction for ages 6-8. While Washington is shown in a historical light, the book also shows his human side, as he tackles the issues, events and personalities of his time. (USE480, $6.99)

Saving the Liberty Bell

Saving the Liberty Bell


by Megan McDonald

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A true story of the American Revolution told by an 11-year-old boy who helped his father hide the Liberty Bell from the British. (USE482, $17.99)

Eyewitness Civil War

Eyewitness Civil War


by John Stanchak

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The Civil War gets the big-picture treatment in this Eyewitness book, which features photographs and illustrations of costumes, household appliances, weapons and other artifacts. (USA46, $16.99)

If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War

If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War


by Kay Moore | Anni Matsick

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Another entry in Scholastic's nonfiction series about daily life and customs throughout history, this one focusing on 1860-65. With vibrant, detailed illustrations and the kinds of interesting facts that draw young readers in. Ages 9-12. (USA45, $6.99)

Stories from Where We Live, The North Atlantic Coast

Stories from Where We Live, The North Atlantic Coast


by Sara St. Antoine | Paul Mirocha | Trudy Nicholson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A substantial anthology of writings about this North American ecoregion, from Newfoundland south to Delaware -- wonderfully useful as a young person's guide to people, nature and place. Ages 9 to 14. (USE252, $10.95)

 

Longitude provides recommended reading for travelers in partnership with the leading tour operators and travel programs for hundreds of destinations worldwide. We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.