History · Culture · Geography

Know Your Nation is a cross-media book and TV series that explores the history, culture and geography of almost every country

Know Your Nation — United States, Volume One

Teacher’s Manual · Study Guides

Teacher’s Manual

One of the most popular features of the Know Your Nation series is that every book has an accompanying teacher’s manual containing 10 questions about every article. These questions are designed to be used as quizzes, which reinforce what the students are learning. The Know Your Nation articles and animated episodes are short and punchy. Students never get bored with the easy-to-digest format.

Know Your Nation Teacher's Manual — United States, Volume One

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Who Is Speedy

Speedy started as a comic strip in South Africa and was the most popular cartoon in the biggest paper on the continent. Speedy became an animated TV series, and Speedy is also the host of Know Your Nation. He can be seen throughout the books, and appears in the animated episodes. Speedy is also the host of 12 books on Nelson Mandela. A Speedy feature length animated movie will be launching soon.

Speedy

The interactive book

Know Your Nation

More than 100 countries are covered in the Know Your Nation book and TV series. The material is not political, it focuses on history, culture and geography. Volumes on the US, South Korea and South Africa have been published, along with study guides. Some countries will have more than one volume. Study guides with questions accompany every volume. These are perfect for in-class learning.

Know Your Nation is popular with all ages. It is especially popular with students in elementary school and high school. But everyone loves the series, from 8 to 108.

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The identity

Cover system

One grid, one type pairing, one motif per part. Part covers sit in archival blue; the one red spine marks the volume that carries the discovery. Select a cover for its specification.

Education

One of the reasons educators love the series is because of the study guides, which contain questions about each article.

Teachers then give quizzes about the articles the students have read, which reinforce the material.

In many ways, Know Your Nation represents the future of education.

A student reading Know Your Nation — South Africa

Episodes

For every Know Your Nation article that is in the books, there is a short, animated episode that is compelling and entertaining. Know Your Nation episodes reveal unique nuggets of information about each country to every other country, in a way that’s compelling and entertaining.

That’s a good thing.

The more we learn about one another, the more respect we have for one another.

Know Your Nation can make life better for everyone.

The living atlas

Routes of the Silk Road

A schematic of the overland and maritime routes. Switch layers on and off, move between periods, and select a city to read its entry.

Tang China Sogdiana Persia west → horses · glass · wool · silver · gems east → silk · paper · lacquer · rhubarb sea → pepper · incense · pearls · porcelain