Massachusetts: The Bay State (50 state quarters)

by Alexandra Hanson-Harding

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439222818
• ISBN13: 9780439222815
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 27 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Source of many questions about Massachusetts

I purchased this book at a used book sale and on the way back; my children opened it and conducted an impromptu "stump the daddy" session. They asked me questions based on the facts they found in the book. It is short, the first page describes the Massachusetts quarter and explains the origin of the image on the back. In less than thirty pages, the history of the state from the first arrival of European settlers to today is covered. Several pages are devoted to Massachusetts's tourist attractions and short biographies of significant people who were born in the state. The last page is devoted to a recipe for cranberry muffins, a favorite of Massachusetts's residents. My children enjoyed this book, within five minutes; they found at least twenty questions to ask me regarding what has happened in the state since the Pilgrims landed in 1620. Needless to say, I wasn't able to answer very many of them.