Alabama

Explore the United States

by Sarah Tieck

Invite your students to explore the state of Alabama in this comprehensive title! Informative, easy-to-read text draws in reluctant readers, while vibrant, oversized photos showcase the beauty and diversity of this state. Readers journey through Alabama as they learn about its history, cities, land features, animals, industries, sports, famous people, and more! A "Tour Book" spread highlights kid-friendly things to do in Alabama. Other features include a table of contents, fact boxes, a timeline, regional and state maps, a facts page with vital information, a glossary, and an index. Up-to-date population statistics are taken from the 2010 US census. In this title, students will find valuable information for first reports! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Vannessa Anderson]

1) Alabama became a state on December 14, 1819.
2) Is sandwich between Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
3) Native Americans lived in Alabama thousands of years before the colonizers arrived.
4) Has the longest NASCAR track.
5) Boll Weevils destroyed Alabama’s cotton crop.
6. Is home to The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center.

[Sarah]

This was a really nice book to supplement our studies of Alabama. I have a 6 and 9 year old and it's sometimes to find a book to bridge the gap between them. This was a good book to do that. The text is larger, the pictures are a larger size, which is great. I like that they touched on a few hometown heroes and also talked about slavery and the civil rights movement. It's a complicated issue to explain to children, but I thought this book did a good job of doing explaining it.

Overall a nice book!

[Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson]

Fairly informative, but I'm not impressed by the repetitive format. This particular book outraged me by the lack of updated information about the state I live in. That and why must Alabama be remembered for only the Civil Rights movement. There is so much more to this beautiful place.
This would be good if your child is struggling in Geography or Social Studies. So get to studying kids.
Have fun reading!

[Miss Sarah]

An elementary guide to the state of Alabama including famous people, past highlights and places to visit.