The Train of States
1 journaler for this copy...
This colorfully illustrated book uses the idea of a circus train to feature each of the fifty states. If I had an extra copy I'd definitely send it on a book ring. I have never really tried a book ring, but I would like to!
Each page features a different state and includes the following inrormation:
State Name
State Motto
Date of Statehood
Important Founders or Persons
State Flag
State Seal
State Capitol
State Tree
State Flower
Fun Fact
State Bird
The index is incredible. Listed under each state is a Can You Find feature that highlights a historical feature or state trait that is unique and worth remembering. The illustrations are colorful and time consuming. Reading this book can take hours even though the text is mostly limited to the above facts. I love how the author personalized each car on the train to represent the 50 states.
Reserved Status
This book is reserved because it is part of the local library's collection. I am adding it to my wish list.
Each page features a different state and includes the following inrormation:
State Name
State Motto
Date of Statehood
Important Founders or Persons
State Flag
State Seal
State Capitol
State Tree
State Flower
Fun Fact
State Bird
The index is incredible. Listed under each state is a Can You Find feature that highlights a historical feature or state trait that is unique and worth remembering. The illustrations are colorful and time consuming. Reading this book can take hours even though the text is mostly limited to the above facts. I love how the author personalized each car on the train to represent the 50 states.
Reserved Status
This book is reserved because it is part of the local library's collection. I am adding it to my wish list.
Iowa29th State
The Hawkeye State
Motto: Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain
Capital: Des Moines
Flower: Wild Rose
Tree: Oak
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Fact: Every year since 1960, the state fair has had a 600 pound butter sculpture of a dairy cow.
Date of Statehood: December 28, 1846
People: Antonin Dvorak, Herbert Hoover
Product: Geode, Red Delicious Apple,
The State was named for the Iowa Indians.
The train car is purple and is decorated with an Iowa Indian face on the back and a horseback rider at the front (possibly Lewis or Clark). The featured illustration is a robed figure with a shield and a hawk or eagle on her helmut.
