Celebrating Illinois: 50 States to Celebrate

by Marion Dane Bauer

Book Overview

Say hello to Mr. Geo, everybody's favorite geography teacher He loves to explore new places. Today he is visiting Illinois, the Prairie State. His first stop is Chicago for a colorful kite-flying festival and a visit to the Field Museum to see the biggest T Rex skeleton ever found He's also going to ride riverboats, see amazing skyscrapers, work on a farm, climb the mysterious Cahokia Mounds, and see historic places where Abraham Lincoln lived and worked. Join Mr. Geo on his travels around Illinois. Together, you will discover what makes this a state to celebrate. Includes maps and learning activities. Colorful, you-are-there illustrations, the highly animated narrator, and easy-to-decode text are great for beginning and newly independent readers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544129008
• ISBN13: 9780544129009
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4