Texas

We loved reading about a wide variety of famous people from Texas from politicians to music stars to people fighting for equality.

Books:

• L is for Lone Star: A Texas Alphabet by Carol Crane

• Texas (My United States: A True Book) by Josh Gregory

• Selena, Queen of Tejano Music By Silvia López

• Family Pictures by Carmen Lomas Garza

• Dropping In On Dallas

• What Do You Do With A Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan By Chris Barton

• Susanna of the Alamo: A True Story by John Jakes

• What Was the Alamo by Pam Pollack

• Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy by Andrea Davis Pinkney

• The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola

• The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

• All Different Now: Juneteenth, The First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson

• The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating The End of Slavery in The United States by Alliah L. Agostini

• Beyoncé: Shine Your Light by Sarah Warren

• Indelible Ann: The Larger-Than-Life Story of Governor Ann Richards by Meghan P. Browne

• Small Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro by Monica Brown

• Dark Was the Night : Blind Willie Johnson's journey to the stars by Gary Golio

• King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin by Stephen Costanza

• Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes

• Soldier for equality : José de la Luz Saénz and the Great War by Duncan Tonatiuh

• Ricardo’s race by Diane Gonzales Bertrand

• Tomás and the library lady by Pat Mora

• Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light by Tim Tingle

• Native Peoples: https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/campfire-stories/american-indians

• Picture Book of Sam Houston by David Adler

• Marfa by Kathleen Shafer

Art Project:

For Texas, we decided to depict cactus in the desert. Each of the kids did one of the top cacti, using sharpie and water color, and collectively we tried this cool project with black glue, water color, and tissue paper flowers that I found here.