W is for Washington
Capital: Olympia
State Flower: Coast Rhododendron
State Bird: Willow Goldfinch
Story: Mary was a Little Lamb by Gloria Rand c. 2004
[E Fiction Rand]
Mrs. Paradise figures out what to do with Mary, a wayward, abandoned lamb. Based on a true story.
Video: This Lamb has been to School!
Want to read more about Washington?
Fiction:
Journal of Curious Letters by James Dashner c. 2008 [JF Dashner]
Grape Thief by Kristine Franklin c. 2003 [JF Franklin]
Non-fiction:
Washington by Susan LaBella c. 2006 [ER LaBella]
Washington by Christine Webster c. 2003 [J 917.97 Webster]
Washington Facts and Symbols by Emily McAuliffe c. 1999
[E 917.97 McAuliffe]
W is for West Virginia
Capital: Charleston
State Flower: Rhododendron
State Bird: Cardinal
Story:More Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby c. 1995
[EF Bradby]
Nine-year-old Booker works with his father and brother at the saltworks but dreams of the day when he'll be able to read.
Video: Quotations from Booker T. Washington
Want to read more about West Virginia?
Fiction:
Billy Creekmore by Tracey Porter c. 2007 [JF Porter]
Way Down Deep by Ruth White c. 2007 [JF White]
Haunting of Swain's Fancy by Brenda Seabrooke c. 2003 [J Mystery Seabrooke]
Non-fiction:
West Virginia by Susan LaBella c. 2006 [ER LaBella]
West Virginia by Barbara Somervill c. 2003 [J 917.54 Somervill]
West Virginia Facts and Symbols by Kathy Feeney c. 2000 [E 917.54 Feeney]
W is for Wisconsin
Capital: Madison
State Flower: Wood Violet
State Bird: Robin
Story: Summertime in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
c. 1996 [EF Wilder]
A little girl and her pioneer family spend a summer in the Big Woods of Wisconsin.
Video: Laura Ingalls Wilder Report
Want to read more about Wisconsin?
Fiction:
Bird Lake Moon by Kevin Henkes c.2008 [JF Henkes]
A Little House of their Own by Celia Wilkins c. 2005 [JF Wilkins]
Ida B: and her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster.... c. 2004 [JF Hannigan]
Right Here on the Spot by Sharon Addy c. 1999 [EF Addy]
Non-fiction:
How to Draw Wisconsin's Sights and Sounds by Stephanie Peters c. 2002 [J 917.75 Peters]
Wisconsin by Bettina Ling c. 2002 [J 917.75 Ling]
Century Farm by Cris Peterson c. 1999 [E 630 Peterson]
W is for Wyoming
Capital: Cheyenne
State Flower: Indian Paintbrush
State Bird: Missouri Meadow-lark
Story: True Heart by Marissa Moss c. 1999 [EF Moss]
At the turn of the century, a young woman who works on the railroad accomplishes her yearning ambition to become an engineer when a male engineer is injured and can't drive his train.
Video: Wyoming Steam Engines
Want to read more about Wyoming?
Fiction:
A Blizzard Year by Gretel Ehrlich c. 1999 [JF Ehrlich]
Red Dog by Bill Wallace c. 1987 [JF Wallace]
Non-fiction:
A Young Shepard by Cat Urbigkit c. 2006 [E 636.3 Urbigkit]
Wyoming by Alexandra Hanson-Harding c. 2003 [J 917.87 Hanson]
Wyoming Facts and Symbols by Muriel Dubois c. 2000 [E 917.87 Dubois]
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
A to Z Geography
U is for Utah
Capital: Salt Lake City
State Flower: Sego Lily
State Bird: California Gull
Story: White Water by Jonathan and Aaron London c.2001 [E Fiction London]
Inspired by a real-life rafting trip, Jonathan London and his son, Aaron, take readers on a white water adventure down the Green River of Utah.
Video: Kayaking on the Green River in Utah.
Want to read more about Utah?
Fiction:
A Mother to Embarrass Me by Carol Williams [J Fiction Williams]
Ghost Horses by Gloria Skurzyns c. 2000 [J Mystery Skurzyns]
Non-fiction:
Great Salt Lake by Mary Schulte c. 2006 [ER Schulte]
Utah by P.J. Neri c. 2002 [J 917.92 Neri]
How to Draw Utah's Sights and Symbols by Eric Fein c. 2002 [J 917.92 Fein]
Utah Facts and Symbols by Kathy Feeney c. 2000 [E 917.92 Feeney]
V is for Vermont
Capital: Montpelier
State Flower: Red Clover
State Bird: Hermit Thrush
Story: Nora's Ark by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock c. 2005 [E Fiction Kinsey-Warnock]
During the Vermont flood of 1927, a girl and her grandmother share their new hilltop house with neighbors and animals.
Video: Happy Vermont Cows
Want to read more about Vermont?
Fiction:
Where the Great Hawk Flies by Liza Ketchum c. 2005 [J Fiction Ketchum]
Game of Sunken Places by M.T. Anderson c. 2004 [J Fiction Anderson]
Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry c. 2002 [ J Fiction Henry]
Snow Comes to the Farmby Natalie Kinsey-Warnock c. 2001 [E Fiction Kinsey]
Non-fiction:
Vermont by Jan Czech c. 2002 [J 917.43 Czech]
Vermont Facts and Symbols by Kathy Feeney
V is for Virginia
Capital: Richmond
State Flower: American Dogwood
State Bird: Cardinal
Story: The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant c. 1985 [E Fiction Rylant]
The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time.
Video:Virginia Vineyard Harvest
Want to read more about Virginia?
Fiction:
Virginia Bound by Amy Butler c. 2003 [J Fiction Butler]
Alec's Primer by Mildred Walter c. 2004 [E Fiction Walter]
Non-Fiction:
Virginia by Sandy Pobst c. 2004 [J975.5 Pobst]
Virginia By Jan Mader c. 2003 [ER Mader]
Capital: Salt Lake City
State Flower: Sego Lily
State Bird: California Gull
Story: White Water by Jonathan and Aaron London c.2001 [E Fiction London]
Inspired by a real-life rafting trip, Jonathan London and his son, Aaron, take readers on a white water adventure down the Green River of Utah.
Video: Kayaking on the Green River in Utah.
Want to read more about Utah?
Fiction:
A Mother to Embarrass Me by Carol Williams [J Fiction Williams]
Ghost Horses by Gloria Skurzyns c. 2000 [J Mystery Skurzyns]
Non-fiction:
Great Salt Lake by Mary Schulte c. 2006 [ER Schulte]
Utah by P.J. Neri c. 2002 [J 917.92 Neri]
How to Draw Utah's Sights and Symbols by Eric Fein c. 2002 [J 917.92 Fein]
Utah Facts and Symbols by Kathy Feeney c. 2000 [E 917.92 Feeney]
V is for Vermont
Capital: Montpelier
State Flower: Red Clover
State Bird: Hermit Thrush
Story: Nora's Ark by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock c. 2005 [E Fiction Kinsey-Warnock]
During the Vermont flood of 1927, a girl and her grandmother share their new hilltop house with neighbors and animals.
Video: Happy Vermont Cows
Want to read more about Vermont?
Fiction:
Where the Great Hawk Flies by Liza Ketchum c. 2005 [J Fiction Ketchum]
Game of Sunken Places by M.T. Anderson c. 2004 [J Fiction Anderson]
Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry c. 2002 [ J Fiction Henry]
Snow Comes to the Farmby Natalie Kinsey-Warnock c. 2001 [E Fiction Kinsey]
Non-fiction:
Vermont by Jan Czech c. 2002 [J 917.43 Czech]
Vermont Facts and Symbols by Kathy Feeney
V is for Virginia
Capital: Richmond
State Flower: American Dogwood
State Bird: Cardinal
Story: The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant c. 1985 [E Fiction Rylant]
The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time.
Video:Virginia Vineyard Harvest
Want to read more about Virginia?
Fiction:
Virginia Bound by Amy Butler c. 2003 [J Fiction Butler]
Alec's Primer by Mildred Walter c. 2004 [E Fiction Walter]
Non-Fiction:
Virginia by Sandy Pobst c. 2004 [J975.5 Pobst]
Virginia By Jan Mader c. 2003 [ER Mader]
Monday, March 31, 2008
A to Z United States Geography
R is for Rhode Island
Capital: Providence
State Flower: Common Blue Violet
State Bird: Rhode Island Red
Story: Moon Trouble by M.C. Helldorfer c. 1994 [EF Helldorfer]
When the moon falls into Farmer Klank's river, every attempt to get it back into place fails, until Paul Bunyan is called.Video: Walt Disney's Paul Bunyan cartoon
Want to read more about Rhode Island?
Fiction:
Finding Providence: the story of Roger Williams by Avi c. 1997 [ER Avi]
The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle c. 2000 [J Fiction Lisle]
Non-fiction:
Rhode Island by Susan LaBella c. 2007 [ER LaBella]
Rhode Island by Robin Doak c. 2004 [J 974.5 Doak]
North East by Schlessinger Media c. 2004 [J DVD 917.4 Northeast]
S is for South Carolina
Capital: Columbia
State Flower: Yellow Jessamine
State Bird: Great Carolina Wren
Story: Carolina Shout! by Alan Schroeder c. 1995 [E Fiction Schroeder]
A young girl describes the music she hears in the cries of various vendors on the streets of Charleston, South Carolina.
Video: Charleston, South Carolina
Want to read more about South Carolina?
Fiction:
The Calling by Cathryn Clinton c. 2001 [J Fiction Clinton]
Non-Fiction:
Let Them Play by Margot Raven c. 2005 [E 796.357 Raven]
South Carolina by Richard Worth c. 2004 [J 975.7 Worth]
S is for South Dakota
Capital: Pierre
State Flower: Pasque Flower
State Bird: Ring-necked Pheasant
Story: Bad River Boys: A Meeting of the Lakota Sioux with Lewis and Clark by Virginia Sneve c. 2005
A fictional account of an encounter with Lewis and Clark from the point of view of three young Lakota boys.
Video: Lakota Storyteller and Hoop Dancer
Want to read more about South Dakota?
Fiction:
Prairie Whispers by Frances Arrington c. 2003 [J Fiction Arrington]
Prairie Summer by Bonnie Geisert c. 2002 [J Fiction Geisert]
Year without Rain by D. Anne Love c. 2000 [J Fiction Love]
Non-Fiction:
South Dakota by Dale-Marie Bryan c. 2007 [ER Bryan]
South Dakota by Caryn Yacowitz c. 2003 [J 917.83 Yacowitz]
How to Draw South Dakota's Sights and Symbols by S. Peters c. 2002 [J 917.83 Peters]
T is for Tennessee
Capital: Nashville
State Flower: Iris
State Bird: Common Mocking-bird
Story:Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs c. 1994 [EF Isaacs]
Along with other amazing feats, Angelica Longrider, also known as Swamp Angel, wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.
Video: Tennessee History for Kids
Want to read more about Tennessee?
Fiction:
Gnat Stokes and the Foggy Bottom Swamp Queen by Sally Keehn c. 2005 [J Fiction Keehn]
Cold in Summer by Tracy Barrett c. 2003 [J Fiction Barrett]
Where I'd Like to Be by Frances Dowell c. 2003 [J Fiction Dowell]
Non-Fiction:
Tennessee by Kim Valzania c. 2003 [ER Valzania]
Tennessee by Karen Silvaitis c. 2003 [J 917.68 Silvaitis]
Tennessee Facts and Symbols by Kathy Feeney c. 2000 [E 917.68 Feeney]
T is for Texas
Capital: Austin
State Flower: BlueBonnet
State Bird: Common Mocking-bird
Story: The Ghost of Sifty Sifty Sam by Angela Shelf Medearis c. 1997 [E Fiction Medearis]
To win a $5,000 reward, a chef named Dan agrees to stay in a haunted house overnight and when he meets a very hungry ghost, he gets more than he had expected.
Video: Texas Ghost Children
Want to read more about Texas?
Fiction:
Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous by Suzanne Crowley c. 2007 [J Fiction Crowley]
Truth about Sparrows by Marion Hale c. 2004 [J Fiction Hale]
The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup by Terry Farish c. 2003 [E Fiction Farish]
Non-Fiction:
Texas by Carmen Bredeson c. 2002 [ER Bredeson]
How to Draw Texas's Sights and Symbols by Aileen Weintraub c. 2002 [J 917.64 Weintraub]
Texas by Kathy Pelta c. 2002 [J 917.64 Pelta]
Capital: Providence
State Flower: Common Blue Violet
State Bird: Rhode Island Red
Story: Moon Trouble by M.C. Helldorfer c. 1994 [EF Helldorfer]
When the moon falls into Farmer Klank's river, every attempt to get it back into place fails, until Paul Bunyan is called.Video: Walt Disney's Paul Bunyan cartoon
Want to read more about Rhode Island?
Fiction:
Finding Providence: the story of Roger Williams by Avi c. 1997 [ER Avi]
The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle c. 2000 [J Fiction Lisle]
Non-fiction:
Rhode Island by Susan LaBella c. 2007 [ER LaBella]
Rhode Island by Robin Doak c. 2004 [J 974.5 Doak]
North East by Schlessinger Media c. 2004 [J DVD 917.4 Northeast]
S is for South Carolina
Capital: Columbia
State Flower: Yellow Jessamine
State Bird: Great Carolina Wren
Story: Carolina Shout! by Alan Schroeder c. 1995 [E Fiction Schroeder]
A young girl describes the music she hears in the cries of various vendors on the streets of Charleston, South Carolina.
Video: Charleston, South Carolina
Want to read more about South Carolina?
Fiction:
The Calling by Cathryn Clinton c. 2001 [J Fiction Clinton]
Non-Fiction:
Let Them Play by Margot Raven c. 2005 [E 796.357 Raven]
South Carolina by Richard Worth c. 2004 [J 975.7 Worth]
S is for South Dakota
Capital: Pierre
State Flower: Pasque Flower
State Bird: Ring-necked Pheasant
Story: Bad River Boys: A Meeting of the Lakota Sioux with Lewis and Clark by Virginia Sneve c. 2005
A fictional account of an encounter with Lewis and Clark from the point of view of three young Lakota boys.
Video: Lakota Storyteller and Hoop Dancer
Want to read more about South Dakota?
Fiction:
Prairie Whispers by Frances Arrington c. 2003 [J Fiction Arrington]
Prairie Summer by Bonnie Geisert c. 2002 [J Fiction Geisert]
Year without Rain by D. Anne Love c. 2000 [J Fiction Love]
Non-Fiction:
South Dakota by Dale-Marie Bryan c. 2007 [ER Bryan]
South Dakota by Caryn Yacowitz c. 2003 [J 917.83 Yacowitz]
How to Draw South Dakota's Sights and Symbols by S. Peters c. 2002 [J 917.83 Peters]
T is for Tennessee
Capital: Nashville
State Flower: Iris
State Bird: Common Mocking-bird
Story:Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs c. 1994 [EF Isaacs]
Along with other amazing feats, Angelica Longrider, also known as Swamp Angel, wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.
Video: Tennessee History for Kids
Want to read more about Tennessee?
Fiction:
Gnat Stokes and the Foggy Bottom Swamp Queen by Sally Keehn c. 2005 [J Fiction Keehn]
Cold in Summer by Tracy Barrett c. 2003 [J Fiction Barrett]
Where I'd Like to Be by Frances Dowell c. 2003 [J Fiction Dowell]
Non-Fiction:
Tennessee by Kim Valzania c. 2003 [ER Valzania]
Tennessee by Karen Silvaitis c. 2003 [J 917.68 Silvaitis]
Tennessee Facts and Symbols by Kathy Feeney c. 2000 [E 917.68 Feeney]
T is for Texas
Capital: Austin
State Flower: BlueBonnet
State Bird: Common Mocking-bird
Story: The Ghost of Sifty Sifty Sam by Angela Shelf Medearis c. 1997 [E Fiction Medearis]
To win a $5,000 reward, a chef named Dan agrees to stay in a haunted house overnight and when he meets a very hungry ghost, he gets more than he had expected.
Video: Texas Ghost Children
Want to read more about Texas?
Fiction:
Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous by Suzanne Crowley c. 2007 [J Fiction Crowley]
Truth about Sparrows by Marion Hale c. 2004 [J Fiction Hale]
The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup by Terry Farish c. 2003 [E Fiction Farish]
Non-Fiction:
Texas by Carmen Bredeson c. 2002 [ER Bredeson]
How to Draw Texas's Sights and Symbols by Aileen Weintraub c. 2002 [J 917.64 Weintraub]
Texas by Kathy Pelta c. 2002 [J 917.64 Pelta]
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
A to Z United States Geography
O is for Ohio
State Capital: Columbus
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Scarlet Carnation
Story: Nothing Here But Trees by Jean Van Leeuwen
c. 1998 [EF VanLeeuwen]
A close-knit pioneer family carves out a new home amidst the
densely forested land of Ohio in the early nineteenth century.
Video: Building a Log Cabin
Want to read more about Ohio?
Fiction:
The Onts by Dan Greenburg c. 2005 [JF Greenburg]
Crooked River by Shelley Pearsall c. 2005 [JF Pearsall]
Bingleman's Midway by Karen Ackerman c. 1995 [EF Ackerman]
Non-fiction:
Ohio by Nancy Kline c. 2002 [J917.71 Kline]
How to Draw Ohio's Sights and Symbols by Aileen Weintraub c. 2002 [J917.71 Weintraub]
O is for Oklahoma
State Capital: Oklahoma City
State Bird: Swallow-tailed Flycatcher
State Flower: Mistletoe
Story: The Dust Bowl by David Booth c. 1997 [EF Booth]
A young boy listens to his grandfather's story of farm life
during the Dust Bowl years.
Video: Dust Bowl Videos
Want to read more about Oklahoma?
Fiction:
Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen c. 2006 [JF Paulsen]
Stop the Train! a Novel by Geraldine McCaughrean c. 2003 [JF McCaughrean]
They Came from the Bronx by Neil Waldman c. 2001 [EF Waldman]
Non-fiction:
Oklahoma by Linda Saylor-Merchant c. 2003 [J917.66 Saylor]
Oklahoma Facts and Symbols by Karen Gibson c. 2001 [E917.66 Gibson]
O is for Oregon
State Capital: Salem
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Oregon Grape
Story: Eagle Boy by Richard Lee Vaughn c. 2000 [EF Vaughan]
An Indian boy's friendship with eagles ultimately saves his
village in the Pacific Northwest from starvation.
Video: Bald Eagle Convention in Kalamath Falls Oregon
Want to read more about Oregon?
Fiction:
Papa and the Pioneer Quilt by Jean Van Leeuwen c. 2007 [EF Van Leeuwen]
Operation Clean Sweep by Darleen Beard c. 2004 [JF Beard]
Non-fiction:
The Oregon Trail by Elaine Landau c. 2006 [E978.02 Landau]
Oregon by Susan LaBella c. 2007 [ER LaBella]
P is Pennsylvania
State Capital: Harrisburg
State Bird: Ruffed Grouse
State Flower: Mountain Laurel
Story: Down Buttermilk Lane by Barbara Mitchell c. 1993 [EF Mitchell]
An Amish family, traveling by buggy, spends a day doing errands in
the village, visiting, and returning home in time for supper.
Video: Some Amish History and Vocabulary
Want to read more about Pennsylvania?
Fiction:
Chase by Jessie Haas c. 2007 [JF Haas]
Sweetgrass Basket by Marlene Carvell c. 2005 [JF Carvell]
Homespun Sarah by Verla Kay c. 2003 [EP Kay]
Non-fiction:
Old Penn Station by William Low c. 2007 [E385.3 Low]
Pennsylvania by Deborah DeFord c. 2004 [J974.8 DeFord]
State Capital: Columbus
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Scarlet Carnation
Story: Nothing Here But Trees by Jean Van Leeuwen
c. 1998 [EF VanLeeuwen]
A close-knit pioneer family carves out a new home amidst the
densely forested land of Ohio in the early nineteenth century.
Video: Building a Log Cabin
Want to read more about Ohio?
Fiction:
The Onts by Dan Greenburg c. 2005 [JF Greenburg]
Crooked River by Shelley Pearsall c. 2005 [JF Pearsall]
Bingleman's Midway by Karen Ackerman c. 1995 [EF Ackerman]
Non-fiction:
Ohio by Nancy Kline c. 2002 [J917.71 Kline]
How to Draw Ohio's Sights and Symbols by Aileen Weintraub c. 2002 [J917.71 Weintraub]
O is for Oklahoma
State Capital: Oklahoma City
State Bird: Swallow-tailed Flycatcher
State Flower: Mistletoe
Story: The Dust Bowl by David Booth c. 1997 [EF Booth]
A young boy listens to his grandfather's story of farm life
during the Dust Bowl years.
Video: Dust Bowl Videos
Want to read more about Oklahoma?
Fiction:
Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen c. 2006 [JF Paulsen]
Stop the Train! a Novel by Geraldine McCaughrean c. 2003 [JF McCaughrean]
They Came from the Bronx by Neil Waldman c. 2001 [EF Waldman]
Non-fiction:
Oklahoma by Linda Saylor-Merchant c. 2003 [J917.66 Saylor]
Oklahoma Facts and Symbols by Karen Gibson c. 2001 [E917.66 Gibson]
O is for Oregon
State Capital: Salem
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Oregon Grape
Story: Eagle Boy by Richard Lee Vaughn c. 2000 [EF Vaughan]
An Indian boy's friendship with eagles ultimately saves his
village in the Pacific Northwest from starvation.
Video: Bald Eagle Convention in Kalamath Falls Oregon
Want to read more about Oregon?
Fiction:
Papa and the Pioneer Quilt by Jean Van Leeuwen c. 2007 [EF Van Leeuwen]
Operation Clean Sweep by Darleen Beard c. 2004 [JF Beard]
Non-fiction:
The Oregon Trail by Elaine Landau c. 2006 [E978.02 Landau]
Oregon by Susan LaBella c. 2007 [ER LaBella]
P is Pennsylvania
State Capital: Harrisburg
State Bird: Ruffed Grouse
State Flower: Mountain Laurel
Story: Down Buttermilk Lane by Barbara Mitchell c. 1993 [EF Mitchell]
An Amish family, traveling by buggy, spends a day doing errands in
the village, visiting, and returning home in time for supper.
Video: Some Amish History and Vocabulary
Want to read more about Pennsylvania?
Fiction:
Chase by Jessie Haas c. 2007 [JF Haas]
Sweetgrass Basket by Marlene Carvell c. 2005 [JF Carvell]
Homespun Sarah by Verla Kay c. 2003 [EP Kay]
Non-fiction:
Old Penn Station by William Low c. 2007 [E385.3 Low]
Pennsylvania by Deborah DeFord c. 2004 [J974.8 DeFord]
Thursday, February 14, 2008
A to Z United States Geography
N is for New Mexico
Capital:Santa Fe
State Bird:Road Runner
State Flower:Yucca Flower
Story: Alice Nizzy Nazzy the Witch of Santa Fe
by Tony Johnston c. 1995 [EF Johnston]
When Manuela's sheep are stolen, she has to go to Alice Nizzy Nazzy's talking road-runner-footed adobe house and try to get the witch to give the flock back.
Video: Tale of Baba Yaga
Want to read more about New Mexico?
Fiction:
Secrets in the Hills by Kathleen Ernst c. 2006 [J Mystery Ernst]
Santero's Miracle by Rudolfo Anaya c. 2004 [EF Anaya]
Climbing the Rainbow by Joy Hulme c. 2004 [JF Hulme]
Non-fiction:
New Mexico by Cynthia Walker c. 2004 [ER Walker]
New Mexico by Theresa Early c. 2003 [J917.89 Early]
N is for New York
Capital: Albany
State Bird: Bluebird
State Flower: Rose
Story: Tabitha the Fabulous Flying Feline by Carol Ann Timmel c.1996 [EF Timmel]
When her cage opens accidentally during a flight to California, Tabitha the cat wanders off and becomes lost. Based on a true story about the author's pet cat.
Video: Building an Airplane in Timelapse
Want to read more about New York?
Fiction:
Dodsworth in New York by Tim Egan c. 2007 [ER Egan]
The Top Job by Elizabeth Kimmel c. 2007 [EF Kimmel]
Chaos King by Laura Ruby c. 2007 [JF Ruby]
Non-fiction:
Old Penn Station by William Low c. 2007 [E385.3 Low]
New York by Timothy Paulson c. 2004 [J974.7 Paulson]
New York by Sarah DeCapua c. 2002 [ER DeCapua]
N is for North Carolina
Capital:Raleigh
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower:
American Dogwood
Story: Seabiscuit, Wild Pony of the Outer Banks]by Anne Russell c.2001 [EF Russell]
Seabiscuit, a wild pony who lives on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, enjoys being free to swim in the ocean and climb the sand dunes.
Video: Wild Ponies of North Carolina Outer Banks
Want to read more about North Carolina?
Fiction:
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor c. 2007 [JF O'Connor]
Blue by Joyce Hostetter c. 2006 [JF Hostetter]
Bessie Smith and the Night Riders by Sue Stauffacher c. 2006 [EF Stauffacher]
Non-Fiction:
North Carolina by Richard Worth c. 2004 [J975.6 Worth] North Carolina by Linda Brennan c. 2003 [ER Brennan]
North Carolina by Nan Alex c. 2001 [J917.56 Alex]
N is for North Dakota
Capital: Bismark
State Bird:
Western Meadowlark
State Flower:
Wild Pairie Rose
Story: The Range Eternalby Louise Erdrich c. 2002 [EF Erdrich]
Inside one family's little cabin, stood the Range Eternal. The woodburning stove provided warmth and comfort, delicious soups, and hot potatoes to warm cold hands on frozen winter mornings.
Video: Ghosts of North Dakota News Story
Want to read more about North Dakota:
Fiction:
Jake's Orphan by Margaret Brooke c. 2000 [JF Brooke]
Non-fiction:
North Dakota by Robin Silverman c. 2003 [J917.84 Silverman]
How to Draw North Dakota's Sights and Symbols by Melody Mis c. 2002 [J917.84 Mis]
North Dakota Facts and Symbols by Karen Gibson c. 2001 [E917.84 Gibson]
Capital:Santa Fe
State Bird:Road Runner
State Flower:Yucca Flower
Story: Alice Nizzy Nazzy the Witch of Santa Fe
by Tony Johnston c. 1995 [EF Johnston]
When Manuela's sheep are stolen, she has to go to Alice Nizzy Nazzy's talking road-runner-footed adobe house and try to get the witch to give the flock back.
Video: Tale of Baba Yaga
Want to read more about New Mexico?
Fiction:
Secrets in the Hills by Kathleen Ernst c. 2006 [J Mystery Ernst]
Santero's Miracle by Rudolfo Anaya c. 2004 [EF Anaya]
Climbing the Rainbow by Joy Hulme c. 2004 [JF Hulme]
Non-fiction:
New Mexico by Cynthia Walker c. 2004 [ER Walker]
New Mexico by Theresa Early c. 2003 [J917.89 Early]
N is for New York
Capital: Albany
State Bird: Bluebird
State Flower: Rose
Story: Tabitha the Fabulous Flying Feline by Carol Ann Timmel c.1996 [EF Timmel]
When her cage opens accidentally during a flight to California, Tabitha the cat wanders off and becomes lost. Based on a true story about the author's pet cat.
Video: Building an Airplane in Timelapse
Want to read more about New York?
Fiction:
Dodsworth in New York by Tim Egan c. 2007 [ER Egan]
The Top Job by Elizabeth Kimmel c. 2007 [EF Kimmel]
Chaos King by Laura Ruby c. 2007 [JF Ruby]
Non-fiction:
Old Penn Station by William Low c. 2007 [E385.3 Low]
New York by Timothy Paulson c. 2004 [J974.7 Paulson]
New York by Sarah DeCapua c. 2002 [ER DeCapua]
N is for North Carolina
Capital:Raleigh
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower:
American Dogwood
Story: Seabiscuit, Wild Pony of the Outer Banks]by Anne Russell c.2001 [EF Russell]
Seabiscuit, a wild pony who lives on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, enjoys being free to swim in the ocean and climb the sand dunes.
Video: Wild Ponies of North Carolina Outer Banks
Want to read more about North Carolina?
Fiction:
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor c. 2007 [JF O'Connor]
Blue by Joyce Hostetter c. 2006 [JF Hostetter]
Bessie Smith and the Night Riders by Sue Stauffacher c. 2006 [EF Stauffacher]
Non-Fiction:
North Carolina by Richard Worth c. 2004 [J975.6 Worth] North Carolina by Linda Brennan c. 2003 [ER Brennan]
North Carolina by Nan Alex c. 2001 [J917.56 Alex]
N is for North Dakota
Capital: Bismark
State Bird:
Western Meadowlark
State Flower:
Wild Pairie Rose
Story: The Range Eternalby Louise Erdrich c. 2002 [EF Erdrich]
Inside one family's little cabin, stood the Range Eternal. The woodburning stove provided warmth and comfort, delicious soups, and hot potatoes to warm cold hands on frozen winter mornings.
Video: Ghosts of North Dakota News Story
Want to read more about North Dakota:
Fiction:
Jake's Orphan by Margaret Brooke c. 2000 [JF Brooke]
Non-fiction:
North Dakota by Robin Silverman c. 2003 [J917.84 Silverman]
How to Draw North Dakota's Sights and Symbols by Melody Mis c. 2002 [J917.84 Mis]
North Dakota Facts and Symbols by Karen Gibson c. 2001 [E917.84 Gibson]
Monday, January 28, 2008
A to Z United States Geography
N is for Nebraska
Capital: Lincoln
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Goldenrod
Story: Dandelions by Eve Bunting c.1995 [EF Bunting]
Zoe and her family find strength in each other as they make a new
home in the Nebraska territory.
Videos: Nebraska's Diversity/NE's Earliest Western Movie
Want to read more about Nebraska?
Fiction:
Room One: A Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements c. 2006 [J Mystery Clements]
Worth by A. LaFaye c. 2004 [J Fiction LaFaye]
Prairie Friends by Nancy Levinson c. 2003 [ER Levinson]
Non-Fiction:
Nebraska by Myra Weatherly c. 2003 [J917.82 Weatherly]
How to Draw Nebraska's Sights and Symbols by Aileen Weintraub c. 2002 [J917.82 Weintraub]
N is for Nevada:
Capital: Carson City
State Bird: Mountain Bluebird
State Flower: Sagebrush
Story: Ride Like the Wind: A Tale of the Pony Express by Bernie Fuchs c. 2004 [EF Fuchs]
In Nevada in 1861, a young Pony Express rider races for his life, pursued by seven Paiute warriors who are determined to drive white settlers out of their territory.
Video: Two Pony Express Museums
Want to read more about Nevada?
Fiction:
Wild One by Terri Farley c. 2002 [J Fiction Farley]
Runaways by Zilpha Snyder c. 1999 [J Fiction Snyder]
Non-fiction:
Nevada by Suzanne Williams c. 2003 [J917.93 Williams]
How to Draw Nevada's Sights and Symbols by Eric Fein c. 2002 [J917.53 Fein]
Nevada Facts and Symbols by Karen Gibson c. 2001 [E917.93 Gibson]
N is for New Hampshire
Capital: Concord
State Bird: Purple Finch
State Flower: Purple Lilac
Story: Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall c. 1979 [EF Hall]
Describes the day-to-day life of an early-nineteenth-century
New England family throughout the changing seasons.
Video: New Hampshire and Ox Pulling
Want to read more about New Hampshire?
Fiction:
Granite Baby by Lynne Bertrand c. 2005 [EFBertrand]
Lucy's Summer by Donald Hall c. 1995 [EF Hall]
Non-Fiction:
New Hampshire by Michael Teitelbaum c. 2004 [J974.2 Teitelbaum]
New Hampshire by Terry Shannon c. 2002 [J917.42 Shannon]
New Hampshire Facts and Symbols by Muriel Dubois c.2000 [E917.42 Dubois]
N is for New Jersey
Capital: Trenton
State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State Flower: Violet
Story: Bad Bears in the Big City by Daniel Pinkwater c.2003 [EF Pinkwater]
Irving and Muktuk, two muffin-eating polar bears from the frozen north, have some trouble fitting into life at the zoo in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Video: Polar Bear Humor and Pictures
Want to read more about New Jersey?
Fiction:
Penny from Heaven by Jennifer Holm c. 2006 [JF Holm]
Amber Brown is Green with Envy by Paula Danziger c. 2003 [JF Danziger]
Battlefield Ghost by Margery Cuyler c. 1999 [JF Cuyler]
Non-Fiction:
New Jersey by Susan Evento c. 2004 [ER Evento]
New Jersey by Jon Sterngass c. 2004 [J974.9 Sterngass]
Capital: Lincoln
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Goldenrod
Story: Dandelions by Eve Bunting c.1995 [EF Bunting]
Zoe and her family find strength in each other as they make a new
home in the Nebraska territory.
Videos: Nebraska's Diversity/NE's Earliest Western Movie
Want to read more about Nebraska?
Fiction:
Room One: A Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements c. 2006 [J Mystery Clements]
Worth by A. LaFaye c. 2004 [J Fiction LaFaye]
Prairie Friends by Nancy Levinson c. 2003 [ER Levinson]
Non-Fiction:
Nebraska by Myra Weatherly c. 2003 [J917.82 Weatherly]
How to Draw Nebraska's Sights and Symbols by Aileen Weintraub c. 2002 [J917.82 Weintraub]
N is for Nevada:
Capital: Carson City
State Bird: Mountain Bluebird
State Flower: Sagebrush
Story: Ride Like the Wind: A Tale of the Pony Express by Bernie Fuchs c. 2004 [EF Fuchs]
In Nevada in 1861, a young Pony Express rider races for his life, pursued by seven Paiute warriors who are determined to drive white settlers out of their territory.
Video: Two Pony Express Museums
Want to read more about Nevada?
Fiction:
Wild One by Terri Farley c. 2002 [J Fiction Farley]
Runaways by Zilpha Snyder c. 1999 [J Fiction Snyder]
Non-fiction:
Nevada by Suzanne Williams c. 2003 [J917.93 Williams]
How to Draw Nevada's Sights and Symbols by Eric Fein c. 2002 [J917.53 Fein]
Nevada Facts and Symbols by Karen Gibson c. 2001 [E917.93 Gibson]
N is for New Hampshire
Capital: Concord
State Bird: Purple Finch
State Flower: Purple Lilac
Story: Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall c. 1979 [EF Hall]
Describes the day-to-day life of an early-nineteenth-century
New England family throughout the changing seasons.
Video: New Hampshire and Ox Pulling
Want to read more about New Hampshire?
Fiction:
Granite Baby by Lynne Bertrand c. 2005 [EFBertrand]
Lucy's Summer by Donald Hall c. 1995 [EF Hall]
Non-Fiction:
New Hampshire by Michael Teitelbaum c. 2004 [J974.2 Teitelbaum]
New Hampshire by Terry Shannon c. 2002 [J917.42 Shannon]
New Hampshire Facts and Symbols by Muriel Dubois c.2000 [E917.42 Dubois]
N is for New Jersey
Capital: Trenton
State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State Flower: Violet
Story: Bad Bears in the Big City by Daniel Pinkwater c.2003 [EF Pinkwater]
Irving and Muktuk, two muffin-eating polar bears from the frozen north, have some trouble fitting into life at the zoo in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Video: Polar Bear Humor and Pictures
Want to read more about New Jersey?
Fiction:
Penny from Heaven by Jennifer Holm c. 2006 [JF Holm]
Amber Brown is Green with Envy by Paula Danziger c. 2003 [JF Danziger]
Battlefield Ghost by Margery Cuyler c. 1999 [JF Cuyler]
Non-Fiction:
New Jersey by Susan Evento c. 2004 [ER Evento]
New Jersey by Jon Sterngass c. 2004 [J974.9 Sterngass]
Saturday, January 5, 2008
A to Z United State Geography
M is for Minnesota
Capital: St Paul
State Bird: Common Loon
State Flower:Pink and white Lady Slippers
Story: Marvin of the Great North Woods by Kathryn Lasky c. 1997
[EF Laskey]
When his Jewish parents send him to a Minnesota logging camp to escape the influenza epidemic of 1918, ten-year-old Marven finds a special friend.
Video: Logging With Horses
What to read more about Minnesota:
Fiction:
Land of the Buffalo Bones by Marion Bauer c. 2003 [JF Dearamerica Bauer]
Dear Papa by Anne Ylvisaker c. 2002 [JF Ylvisaker]
Clouds of Terror by Catherine Welch c. 1994 [ER Welch]
Antler, Bear, Canoe: A Northwoods Alphabet Year by Betsy Bowen c. 1991 [EP Bowen]
Non-fiction:
Minnesota by Judy Hasdey c.2003 [J917.76 Hasdey]
The Best You Can Be by Kirby Puckett c. 1993 [E Bio Puckett]
M is for Mississippi
Capital: Jackson
State Bird: Northern Mockingbird
State Flower: Magnolia
Story: Good-bye, Charles Lindbergh by Louise Borden c. 1998
[EF Borden]
A farm boy meets his hero, Colonel Charles Lindbergh, when he lands his bi-plane in a field near Canton, Mississippi, in 1929.
Video: Learn more about Charles Lindbergh.
What to read more about Mississippi:
Fiction:
Aurora County All-Stars by Deborah Wiles c. 2007 [JF Wiles]
Crossing Bok Chitto by Tim Tingle c. 2006 [EF Tingle]
Each Little Bird that Sings by Deborah Wiles c. 2005 [JF Wiles]
Non-fiction:
Mississippi by Barbara Somervill c. 2003 [J917.62 Somervill]
Mississippi by Diane Siebert c. 2001 [E976.2 Siebert]
M is for Missouri
Capital: Jefferson City
State Bird: Eastern Bluebird
State Flower: Hawthorn
Story: The Great Shaking by Jo Carson c. 1994
[EF Carson]
A bear who was there describes three earthquakes in Missouri, in 1811 and 1812,
and their aftermath.
Video: New Madrid Earthquake
Want to read more about Missouri:
Fiction:
A Friendship for Today by Pat McKissack c. 2007 [JF McKissack]
When the River Ran Backwards by Emily Crofford c. 2000 [JF Crofford]
Ragtime Tumpie by Alan Schroeder c. 1989 [E Bio Baker]
Non-fiction:
Missouri by Mary Lago c. 2003 [J917.78 Lago]
A Kid's Guide to Kansas City by Diana Meyer c. 2002 [J917.7841 Meyer]
M is for Missouri by Carol Greene c. 2000 [E977.8 Greene]
M is for Montana
Capital: Helena
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Bitterroot
Story: Whitefish Will Rides Again! by Arthur Yorinks c. 1994
[EF Yorkinks]
Whitefish Will was the mightiest lawman in the history of the Old West. but then the penny-pinching townsfolk put him out to pasture... So what happens when the meanest gang of outlaws threatens the entire town?
Video: Tall Tale of Pecos Bill
Want to read more about Montana:
Fiction:
Dog Sense by Collard Sneed c. 2005 [JF Sneed]
When the Circus Came to Town by Lawrence Yep c. 2002 [JF Yep]
Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird by Joseph Medicine Crow c.1998 [E398.2 Medicine]
Non-fiction:
Montana by Rita LaDoux c. 2003 [J917.86 LaDoux]
The Story of "Stagecoach" Mary Fields by Robert Miller c. 1994 [E Bio Fields]
Capital: St Paul
State Bird: Common Loon
State Flower:Pink and white Lady Slippers
Story: Marvin of the Great North Woods by Kathryn Lasky c. 1997
[EF Laskey]
When his Jewish parents send him to a Minnesota logging camp to escape the influenza epidemic of 1918, ten-year-old Marven finds a special friend.
Video: Logging With Horses
What to read more about Minnesota:
Fiction:
Land of the Buffalo Bones by Marion Bauer c. 2003 [JF Dearamerica Bauer]
Dear Papa by Anne Ylvisaker c. 2002 [JF Ylvisaker]
Clouds of Terror by Catherine Welch c. 1994 [ER Welch]
Antler, Bear, Canoe: A Northwoods Alphabet Year by Betsy Bowen c. 1991 [EP Bowen]
Non-fiction:
Minnesota by Judy Hasdey c.2003 [J917.76 Hasdey]
The Best You Can Be by Kirby Puckett c. 1993 [E Bio Puckett]
M is for Mississippi
Capital: Jackson
State Bird: Northern Mockingbird
State Flower: Magnolia
Story: Good-bye, Charles Lindbergh by Louise Borden c. 1998
[EF Borden]
A farm boy meets his hero, Colonel Charles Lindbergh, when he lands his bi-plane in a field near Canton, Mississippi, in 1929.
Video: Learn more about Charles Lindbergh.
What to read more about Mississippi:
Fiction:
Aurora County All-Stars by Deborah Wiles c. 2007 [JF Wiles]
Crossing Bok Chitto by Tim Tingle c. 2006 [EF Tingle]
Each Little Bird that Sings by Deborah Wiles c. 2005 [JF Wiles]
Non-fiction:
Mississippi by Barbara Somervill c. 2003 [J917.62 Somervill]
Mississippi by Diane Siebert c. 2001 [E976.2 Siebert]
M is for Missouri
Capital: Jefferson City
State Bird: Eastern Bluebird
State Flower: Hawthorn
Story: The Great Shaking by Jo Carson c. 1994
[EF Carson]
A bear who was there describes three earthquakes in Missouri, in 1811 and 1812,
and their aftermath.
Video: New Madrid Earthquake
Want to read more about Missouri:
Fiction:
A Friendship for Today by Pat McKissack c. 2007 [JF McKissack]
When the River Ran Backwards by Emily Crofford c. 2000 [JF Crofford]
Ragtime Tumpie by Alan Schroeder c. 1989 [E Bio Baker]
Non-fiction:
Missouri by Mary Lago c. 2003 [J917.78 Lago]
A Kid's Guide to Kansas City by Diana Meyer c. 2002 [J917.7841 Meyer]
M is for Missouri by Carol Greene c. 2000 [E977.8 Greene]
M is for Montana
Capital: Helena
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Bitterroot
Story: Whitefish Will Rides Again! by Arthur Yorinks c. 1994
[EF Yorkinks]
Whitefish Will was the mightiest lawman in the history of the Old West. but then the penny-pinching townsfolk put him out to pasture... So what happens when the meanest gang of outlaws threatens the entire town?
Video: Tall Tale of Pecos Bill
Want to read more about Montana:
Fiction:
Dog Sense by Collard Sneed c. 2005 [JF Sneed]
When the Circus Came to Town by Lawrence Yep c. 2002 [JF Yep]
Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird by Joseph Medicine Crow c.1998 [E398.2 Medicine]
Non-fiction:
Montana by Rita LaDoux c. 2003 [J917.86 LaDoux]
The Story of "Stagecoach" Mary Fields by Robert Miller c. 1994 [E Bio Fields]
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