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the library of congress DISCOVER GREAT PLACES THROUGH READING Great Reads About Great Places Alabama The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips Alaska Seldovia Sam and the Very Large Clam by Susan Woodward Springer Arizona Hip, Hip, Hooray, It’s Monsoon Day / ¡Ajúa, ya llegó el chubasco! by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford Arkansas Water Steps by A LaFaye California Steinbeck’s Ghost by Lewis Buzbee Colorado Down, Down, Down by Steve Jenkins Connecticut For the Duration by Tomie dePaola Delaware The Sweet Life of Stella Madison by Lara M Zeises Florida Tangerine by Edward Bloor Georgia 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy Hawaii A President from Hawaii by Dr Carolan Idaho Mudgie & Millie by Susan Nipp Illinois Our Abe Lincoln by Jim Aylesworth Indiana Diamond Willow by Helen Frost Iowa The Rope Walk by Carrie Brown Kansas Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator by Shelley Tanaka Kentucky A Family for Old Mill Farm by Shutta Crum Louisiana Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival by Kirby Larson & Mary Nethery Maine The Dump Man’s Treasures by Lynn Pourde Maryland Granddaddy’s Street Songs by Monalisa DeGross Massachusetts One Hen by Katie Smith Milway Michigan Pocketful of Passage by Loraine Campbell Minnesota Night Driving by John Coy Mississippi The Secret Life of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass Missouri The Feedsack Dress by Carolyn Mulford Montana Bug Feats of Montana by Deborah Richie Oberbillig Nebraska Room One: A Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements Nevada The Orange Slipknot by Jan Young New Hampshire To My Countrywomen: The Life of Sarah Josepha Hale by Muriel L Dubois New Jersey Mrs Spitzer’s Garden by Edith Pattou New Mexico Juan the Bear and the Water of Life by Enrique Lamadrid & Juan Estevan Arellano New York River of Dreams: The Story of the Hudson River by Hudson Talbott North Carolina Blackbeard: The Pirate King by J Patrick Lewis North Dakota Gift Horse by S D Nelson Ohio The Goosebump Series by R L Stine Oklahoma S Is for Sooner by Kandy Radzinski Oregon Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson Pennsylvania Jim Thorpe: Original All-American by Joseph Bruchac Rhode Island Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes South Carolina Carolina Clay: The Life and Legend of the Slave Potter, Dave by Leonard Todd South Dakota The Jumping Off Place by Marian Hurd McNeely Tennessee Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb Texas The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly US Territories Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico by Carmen T Bernier-Grand Utah Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale Vermont Electra to the Rescue: Saving a Steamboat and the Story of Shelburne Museum by Valerie Biebuyck Virginia Students on Strike by John A Stokes Washington Jacob Lawrence: American Scenes, American Struggles by Nancy Shroyer Howard Washington, DC Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out by Various Authors/National Children’s Book & Literacy Alliance West Virginia Golden Delicious: A Cinderella Apple Story by Anna Eagan Smucker Wisconsin Old Bear by Kevin Henkes Wyoming Friday My Radio Flyer Flew by Zachary Pullen WELCOME TO THE 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Y ou can get this map stamped with interesting state symbols from each of the state tables in the Pavilion of the States, brought to you by the Center for the Book (wwwlocgov/ cfbook) in the Library of Congress, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (wwwimlsgov) and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (wwwcoslaorg) Visit their websites to learn more about these great organizations There is an affiliated Center for the Book in each state, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands These centers spread the word throughout the land that “books give us wings” Visit the Center for the Book’s website to find out where your state center is located and to learn about the exciting programs offered by your State Center for the Book
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DISCOVER GREAT PLACESTHROUGH READING
Great Reads About Great PlacesAlabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Well and the Mine by Gin PhillipsAlaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seldovia Sam and the Very Large Clam by Susan Woodward SpringerArizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hip, Hip, Hooray, It’s Monsoon Day / ¡Ajúa, ya llegó el chubasco!
by Roni Capin Rivera-AshfordArkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water Steps by A . LaFayeCalifornia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steinbeck’s Ghost by Lewis BuzbeeColorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Down, Down, Down by Steve JenkinsConnecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For the Duration by Tomie dePaolaDelaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Sweet Life of Stella Madison by Lara M . ZeisesFlorida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tangerine by Edward BloorGeorgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra DeedyHawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A President from Hawaii by Dr . CarolanIdaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mudgie & Millie by Susan NippIllinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Our Abe Lincoln by Jim AylesworthIndiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diamond Willow by Helen FrostIowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Rope Walk by Carrie BrownKansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator by Shelley TanakaKentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Family for Old Mill Farm by Shutta CrumLouisiana . . . . . . . . . . .Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival
by Kirby Larson & Mary NetheryMaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Dump Man’s Treasures by Lynn PourdeMaryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Granddaddy’s Street Songs by Monalisa DeGrossMassachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One Hen by Katie Smith MilwayMichigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pocketful of Passage by Loraine CampbellMinnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Night Driving by John CoyMississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Secret Life of Walter Anderson by Hester BassMissouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Feedsack Dress by Carolyn MulfordMontana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bug Feats of Montana by Deborah Richie OberbilligNebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Room One: A Mystery or Two by Andrew ClementsNevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Orange Slipknot by Jan YoungNew Hampshire . . . . To My Countrywomen: The Life of Sarah Josepha Hale by Muriel L . DuboisNew Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs . Spitzer’s Garden by Edith PattouNew Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juan the Bear and the Water of Life by Enrique Lamadrid
& Juan Estevan ArellanoNew York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . River of Dreams: The Story of the Hudson River by Hudson TalbottNorth Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blackbeard: The Pirate King by J . Patrick LewisNorth Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gift Horse by S . D . NelsonOhio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Goosebump Series by R . L . StineOklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S Is for Sooner by Kandy RadzinskiOregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Apples to Oregon by Deborah HopkinsonPennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Thorpe: Original All-American by Joseph BruchacRhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter HughesSouth Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolina Clay: The Life and Legend of the Slave Potter, Dave
by Leonard ToddSouth Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Jumping Off Place by Marian Hurd McNeelyTennessee . . . . . . . . . Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different by Kristin O’Donnell TubbTexas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline KellyUS Territories . . . . . . . . . . Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico by Carmen T . Bernier-GrandUtah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon HaleVermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electra to the Rescue: Saving a Steamboat and the Story of
Shelburne Museum by Valerie BiebuyckVirginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students on Strike by John A . StokesWashington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jacob Lawrence: American Scenes, American Struggles
by Nancy Shroyer HowardWashington, D .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
by Various Authors/National Children’s Book & Literacy AllianceWest Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Delicious: A Cinderella Apple Story by Anna Eagan SmuckerWisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Old Bear by Kevin HenkesWyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Friday My Radio Flyer Flew by Zachary Pullen
WELCOME TO THE
2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
You can get this map stamped with interesting state
symbols from each of the state tables in the Pavilion of the
States, brought to you by the Center for the Book (www .loc .gov/
cfbook) in the Library of Congress, the Institute of Museum and
Library Services (www .imls .gov) and the Chief Officers of State
Library Agencies (www .cosla .org) . Visit their websites to learn
more about these great organizations .
There is an affiliated Center for the Book in each state, the District
of Columbia and the U .S . Virgin Islands . These centers spread the
word throughout the land that “books give us wings .” Visit the
Center for the Book’s website to find out where your state center
is located and to learn about the exciting programs offered by
your State Center for the Book .
Washington
Nevada
Arizona
Colorado
Nebraska
North DakotaMinnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kentucky Virginia
New York
Hawaii
MarylandDistrict of Columbia
U.S. Territories
Delaware
New Jersey
New HampshireVermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
ConnecticutNorth Carolina
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi Alabama
South Dakota
KansasMissouri
Tennessee
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Indiana Ohio
WestVirginia
Pennsylvania
Maine
MichiganIowa
OklahomaTexas
New Mexico
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Alaska
California
Don’t forget to check out the reading list . It offers suggested books for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U .S . territories .
Read your home state’s book, and then discover other places by reading those states’ books .
This activity is brought to you by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies in cooperation with the Library of Congress, with special thanks to Frannie Ashburn, director of the North Carolina Center for the Book .
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