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]