A to Z United States Geography

No U.S. states begin with the letter B.


C is for California
Capital: Sacramento
State Bird: California Valley Quail
State Flower: California Poppy

Story: The Gullywasher by Joyce Rossi c. 1995 [EF Rossi]
Leticia's grandfather, who was a vaquero as a young man,
provides fanciful explanations for how he got his wrinkles,
white hair, round belly, and stooped frame.
Water runoff after Mojave Desert thunderstorm.


Want to read some more about California?
Fiction:
So Totally Emily Ebers by Lida Yee c. 2007 [JF Yee]
Catching Waves by Matt Christopher c. 2007 [JF Christopher]
Squirrel and John Muir by Emily McCully c. 2004 [EF McCully]
Non-fiction:
California by Kathy Pelta c. 2002 [J 914.94 Pelta]
California A to Z by Dorothy Weaver c. 1999 [E917.94 Weaver]


C is for Colorado
Capital: Denver
State Bird: Prairie Lark Finch
State Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine

Story:High as a Hawk by T. A. Barron c. 2004 [EF Barron]
In 1905, eight-year-old Harriet Peters fulfills her dead
mother's dream by climbing Long's Peak in Colorado
with the help of an old mountain guide, Enos Mills.
Based on a true story.
Footage from Long's Peak Colorado.


Want to read more about Colorado?
Fiction:
The Secret School by Avi c. 2001 [JF Avi]
The Silver Dollar Girl by Katherine Ayres [JF Ayres]
Trouble at Coyote Canyon by Franlin Dixon [J Mystery Dixon]
Non-fiction:
Mesa Verde by Mary Quigley c. 2006 [J978.8 Quigley]
The Colorado River by Dale-Marie Bryan c. 2006 [ER Bryan]

C is for Connecticut
Capital: Hartford
State Bird:Robin
State Flower:Mountain Laurel

Story:The Storm by Anne Rockwell c. 1994 [EF Rockwell]
A girl and her family experience the power and excitement
of a big coastal storm.
Flotsam left on a beach after a big storm.


Want to read more about Connecticut?
Fiction:
I'm Still Scared by Tomie DePaola c. 2006 [JF DePaola]
Non-fiction:
The Forbidden Schoolhouse: by Suzanne Jurmain c. 2005 [J370 Jurmain]
Connecticut by Susan Evento c. 2004 [ER Evento]
Connecticut by Emily Lauren c. 2004 [J974.6 Lauren]

D is for Delaware
Capital: Dover
State Bird: Blue Hen Chicken
State Flower: Peach Blossom

Story:Red Bird by Barbara Mitchell c. 1996 [EF Mitchell]
Katie, also known as Red Bird, joins her family and
other Indians at the annual powwow in southern Delaware,
where they celebrate their Nanticoke heritage with music,
dancing, and special foods.
Video: Thunderbird 2007 Pow wow Native American Dancers

Want to read more about Delaware?
Fiction:
A Light in the Storm by Karen Hesse c. 1999 [JF Dearamer Hesse]
The Beaded Moccasins by Lynda Durrant c. 1998 [JF Durrant]
Non-fiction:
Delaware by Kelley Bennett c. 2004 [ER Bennett]
Delaware by Richard Worth c. 2004 [J975.1 Worth]

No U.S. states begin with the letter E.