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]