A to Z United States Geography

A is for Alabama
Capital: Montgomery
State Bird:Yellowhammer
State Flower: Camellia

Story: Chicken-chasing Queen of Lamar County
by Janice Harrington c.2008 [EF Harrington]
A young farm girl tries to catch her favorite chicken, until she learns something about the hen that makes her change her ways. Meet one smart chicken chaser. She can catch any chicken on her grandmother's farm except one - the elusive Miss Hen. In a hilarious battle of wits, the spirited narrator regales readers with her campaign to catch Miss Hen, but this chicken is "fast as a mosquito buzzing and quick as a fleabite." Our chicken chaser has her mind set on winning, until she discovers that sometimes it's just as satisfying not to catch chickens as it is to catch them.
Watch a baby chick hatch!



A is for Alaska
Capital:Juno
State Bird:Willow Ptarmigan
State Flower: Forget Me Not

Story: Eye of the Needle
by Terri Sloat c.1990 [E 398.2 Sloat]
Sent out by his grandmother to find food, Amik consumes a series of animals of ever-increasing size and brings back more than he thinks.
Video: See Tlinglit storyteller Gene Tagaban



A is for Arizona
Capital: Phoenix
State Bird: Cactus Wren
State Flower: Saguaro Cactus

Story: Big Tortilla Moon by Joy Cowley c. 1998 [EF Cowley]
Marta's grandmother comforts her with native wisdom after her homework is lost and her glasses broken.
See how to make corn tortillas from scratch.

Want to try and make these yourself?
Here is a recipe for corn tortillas.

A is for Arkansas
Capital: Little Rock
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Apple Blossom

Story: Good Morning Granny Rose
by Warren Ludwig c. 199o [E398.2 Ludwig]
Granny Rose and her old dog Henry get lost in a blizzard
and share a cave with a sleepy bear.
See the beauty of the Arkasas Ozark Mountains.