South Dakota

We've been behind on our state art projects and thus behind on these posts, but the state learning project continues. We enjoyed learning about South Dakota history from the prehistoric (dinosaurs once roamed here) to both historical and modern Native Americans. The process of the creation of Mount Rushmore was also quite interesting.

Books:

• South Dakota by Jo S. Kittinger

• M is for Mount Rushmore: A South Dakota Alphabet by William Anderson

• Greet the Dawn: The Lakota Way by S.D. Nelson

• Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist by: Q. L. Pearce, Gina Capaldi

• We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

• Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up On Mount Rushmore by Tina Nichols Coury

• Rushmore by Lynn Curlee

• Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #1: The Mount Rushmore Calamity by Jeff Brown

• Crazy Horse's Vision by Joseph Bruchac

• A Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac

• A dinosaur named Sue : the story of the colossal fossil : the world's most complete T. rex by Patricia Relf

• Dakota Dugout by Ann Turner

• The Journey of York: The Unsung Hero of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Hasan Davis

• In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall

• Runs With Courage by Joan M. Wolf

• A Dinosaur Named Ruth by Julia Lyon

• Tatanka and the Lakota People by Donald F. Montileaux

Art Project:

Badlands National Park at Sunset

Our South Dakota art project depicts hoodoo rock formations at Badlands National Park at sunset. Completed with sharpie, oil pastel, and watercolor, our art was inspired by the picture in this article about the park.