Um_2_4 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 We are doing US geography next year and would love to hear your favorites?? Chapter books are easy to find, as well as non-fiction, but for some states picture books are proving a challenge. Here is a sample of some I have found and the type of books I am looking for: California: Pop's Bridge (About the golden gate bridge) Redwoods by Jason Chin Colorado High as a Hawk C is for Centennial New York Sky Boys (building of empire state bldg) Alaska Alaska's 3 bears Under Alaska's midnight sun Up on Denali Arizona Wright on Time book 1 (I know it's a chapter book technically, but they're homeschoolers :) !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannyaunt Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Bump 🙆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaniemom Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I don't think this is quite what you were looking for but we found Travels with Charlie which is a search and find geography book. We used the Northeast and the kids liked finding the pictures. It was a nice change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Thanks Beaniemom, I saw that series and may add it in with the non-fiction side. So if anyone else is planning to do US geography next year, I found this series free if you have kindle unlimited: https://smile.amazon.com/Grand-Canyon-Arizona-Alphabet-Discover-ebook/dp/B00ARB8FZ4?ie=UTF8&keywords=g%20is%20for%20grand%20canyon&qid=1464222918&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1 Seems they have one for each state almost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paceofnature Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 You may find a few good ones at Wee Folk Art State Studies . Each week covers a few states with picture books, mapping, activities, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalytic Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Thanks Beaniemom, I saw that series and may add it in with the non-fiction side. So if anyone else is planning to do US geography next year, I found this series free if you have kindle unlimited: https://smile.amazon.com/Grand-Canyon-Arizona-Alphabet-Discover-ebook/dp/B00ARB8FZ4?ie=UTF8&keywords=g%20is%20for%20grand%20canyon&qid=1464222918&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1 Seems they have one for each state almost. NICE, thank you SO MUCH for sharing that. For the OP, while we were in Alaska, I met (several times, she owns a hotel along the main road between Fairbanks and Anchorage) the author of this book, and I swear she wrote one for most, if not all, of the states. I really liked them when my oldest kids were younger but I can't remember if they really taught any facts about the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domestic_engineer Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I can't think of any off the top of my head, but maybe you could contact State Museums or State Historical Societies to see if they are selling any picture books in their gift shops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquitita Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 For California... this bridge shall not be gray and the park that changed America (about Yosemite and the national park system) are both good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 The Sleeping Bear Press books for each state are great, like K is for Keystone for Pennsylvania, and so on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatashaBrady Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Roxaboxen for Arizona 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I was looking for something similar, and didn't find much either! I know there used to by a FIAR booklist by geographical location, but I couldn't find it. SCM has a few picture books listed in their Visits to North America program. The booklist is in the sample pages. I think we'll just add one picture book for each group of states (New England, Southern, Pacific Coast, etc.), which should make it easier. We'll be using 50 States and Where to Find Them, which schedules the Holling C. Holling books and The Drinking Gourd. Eat Your Way Through the USA by Loree Pettit looks like a fun cookbook. I keep thinking about adding it to our state study. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaxy Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I think this list could be of help -- we found some great books for our home state, and I imagine there are others similarly on the list at Ed Snapshots: http://edsnapshots.com/us-geography/ List organized by state, in the order admitted into Union 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 I was looking for something similar, and didn't find much either! I know there used to by a FIAR booklist by geographical location, but I couldn't find it. SCM has a few picture books listed in their Visits to North America program. The booklist is in the sample pages. I think we'll just add one picture book for each group of states (New England, Southern, Pacific Coast, etc.), which should make it easier. We'll be using 50 States and Where to Find Them, which schedules the Holling C. Holling books and The Drinking Gourd. Eat Your Way Through the USA by Loree Pettit looks like a fun cookbook. I keep thinking about adding it to our state study. I know right??? I thought this would be easy to find, but not so. I will post mine when done and edit the title. I am done with about 19 states. I really did not want to go with longer books as we are doing american history and biology with heavy lit element/assigned reading, so I really just wanted the geography to be fun. (Even my 12yo will listen while I read picture books :p if they are well written and tell a story, ie not hop on pop! :D ) Non-fiction is easy to find. Those I will check out from the library and use my USA atlases. Ends up I am going sometimes with a thing famous in the state or person from that state. Arkansas is proving a tough one. I found one old tall tale from there and a book about the little rock nine. We are notebooking with these: http://www.currclick.com/product/92412/Exploring-the-50-States-Notebook-Journal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edeemarie Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Here is another list that may be helpful: http://www.nea.org/grants/50-state-booklist.html. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 Here is another list that may be helpful: http://www.nea.org/grants/50-state-booklist.html. Thanks found that one earlier (as well as most of the lists mentioned :lol: ) but they had mostly longer chapter books. We are doing 2 states a week, so I really want shorter picture books. I have found some (some out of print) for a penny each used on Amazon, but it takes some digging. I will type up my list neatly (right now they are wish lists on Amazon) and post here soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I participated in Booking Across the USA a couple of years ago. We came up with a picture book from each state and had an activity to go with it. They have had two more Booking Across the USA since then which are also on the website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xahm Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 The Armadillo from Amarillo for Texas. It's very geography-related 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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