The kids enjoyed learning about Montana women who busted historical barriers - Ella Haskell and Jeanette Rankin. They also loved looking at the scenery of mountains and prairie.
Books:
Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird: Tales of the People (Tales of the People) by Medicine Crow
Glacier National Park (Rookie National Parks) by Joanne Mattern
Stolen Words by Melanie Florence
The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate by Janice Cohn
Fearless Mary: Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver by Tami Charles
Eat Like a Bear by April Pulley Sayre (too juvenile?)
B is for Big Sky: A Montana Alphabet by Sneed B. Collard III (Epic)
Montana (My United States: A True Book) by Josh Gregory
Couldn’t find a kids book about Ella Haskell but there’s this article: https://montanakids.com/cool_stories/Famous_Montanans/haskell.htm
When the sergeant came marching home by Don Lemna
Out in Left Field by Don Lemna (These two are middle grade chapter books set in post WWII Montana)
When the Circus Came to Town by Laurence Yep
Jeannette Rankin: First Lady of Congress by Trish Marx
Shep: Our Most Loyal Dog by Sneed B Collard
Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People by S.D. Nelson
Art Project:
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| Glacier National Park, Montana |
The art work depicts Glacier National Park in Montana. Medium is colored sharpie (for outlines), oil pastel, and water color.
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