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M is for Maine
Capital:Augusta
State Bird:Chickadee
State Flower:White Pinecone and Tassel

Story:Fishing for Methuselah by Roger Roth c.1998 [EF Roth]
After having competed with each other in everything and been
outwitted by Methuselah, best friends Ivan and Olaf finally find
something on which they can cooperate.
Video: Ice Fishing Made Easy
Want to read more about Maine?
Fiction:
Sand Dollar Summer by Kimberly Jones c. 2006 [JF Jones]
Angus and Sadie by Cynthia Voight c. 2005 [JF Voight]
Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue by Angeli Perrow c. 2000 [EF Perrow]
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey c. 1980 [EF McCloskey]
Non-Fiction:
The Cat of Strawberry Hill by Fran Hodgkins c. 2005 [E 636.8 Hodgkins]
Maine by Cynthia Walker c. 2005 [ER Walker]
Maine by Christine Webster c. 2003 [J 917.41 Webster]


M is for Maryland
Capital: Annapolis
State Bird: Baltimore Oriole
State Flower: Black-eyed Susan
Story: Waterman's Child by Barbara Mitchell c. 1997 [EF Mitchell]
Young Annie begins with her great grandmother and tells about
her family's life as fishermen on Chesapeake Bay.
Videos: Chesapeake Bay Oysters and Crabs

Want to read more about Maryland?
Fiction:
Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach c. 2005 [J Mystery Broach]
Mind Games by Jeanne Grunwell c. 2003 [JF Grunwell]
Starting with Alice by Phyllis Naylor c. 2002 [JF Naylor]
Non-Fiction:
Maryland by Susan LaBella c.2005 [ER LaBella]
Maryland by Mivhael Burgan c.2004 [J 975.2 Burgan]
Flag Maker by Susan Campbell Bartoletti c. 2004 [E 975.203 Bartoletti]

M is for Massachusetts
Capital: Boston
State Bird: Chickadee
State Flower: Trailing-Arbutus
Story:The Ghost of Nicholas Greebe by Tony Johnston c.1996 [EF Johnston]
In Colonial Massachusetts, the ghost of a recently buried farmer haunts his widow's house after a dog takes one of his bones on a long journey.
Videos:Two Massachusetts Ghost Stories

Want to read more about Massachusetts?
Fiction:
Anne Hutchinson's Way by Jeannine Atkins c. 2007 [EF Atkins]
Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson c. 2006 [JF Paterson]
Midnight Rider by Joan Hiatt c. 2005 [JF Hiatt]
Paul Revere's Ride by Shana Corey c. 2004 [ER Corey]
Non-Fiction:
Massachusetts by Deborah DeFord c. 2004 [J 974.4 DeFord]
Mayflower 1620: A new Look at a Pilgrim Voyage c. 2003 [J 974.4 Mayflower]
Massachusetts by Sarah DeCapua c. 2002 [ER DeCapua]

M is for Michigan
Capital: Lansing
State Bird: Robin
State Flower: Apple Blossom
Story: Clever Beatrice by Margaret Willey c. 2001 [E398.2 Willey]
A small, but clever, young girl outwits a rich giant and wins all his gold.
Video:Michigan Water and Wildlife

Want to read more about Michigan?
Fiction:
Kelly of Hazel Ridge by Robbyn Fankenh c 2006 [EF Fankenh]
Log Cabin Wedding by Ellan Howard c. 2006 [JF Howard]
Willow Run by Patricia Giff c. 2005 [JF Giff]
Boat Ride with Lillian Two Blossom by Patricia Polacco c. 1988 [EF Polacco]
Non-Fiction:
Michigan by Jan Mader c. 2003 [ER Mader]
Michigan by Elizabeth Johnson c. 2002 [J 917.74 Johnson]