For West Virginia the kids espeically enjoyed learning about Appalachian music and culture.
Books:
West Virginia by Jim Ollhoff
M is for Mountain State: A West Virginia Alphabet by Mary Ann McCabe Riechle
Pioneer Children of Appalachia by Joan Anderson
Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker
Chuck Yeager Goes Supersonic: An Action-Packed, True Flying Adventure by Alan Biermann
A Piece of Home by Jeri Hanel Watts
When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant
In Coal Country by Judith Hendershot (Not available at LAPL)
Passing the Music Down by Sarah Sullivan
John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads by Christopher Canyon
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Way Down Deep by Ruth White
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
Above the rim : how Elgin Baylor changed basketball by Jen Bryant
Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston
Let Me Fix You a Plate by Elizabeth Lilly
Mountain Chef by Annette Bay Pimentel - the National Park Service is based in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, though this story isn’t about there
History of Fiestaware: https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/west-virginia/articles/a-brief-history-of-fiesta-the-colorful-dinnerware/
Leaders Like Us: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. by J.P. Miller
Art Project:
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| New River Gorge National Park |
Our art project was a depiction of New River Gorge National Park inspired by this photo. Mostly oil pastel, with a bit of sharpie for detail and water color for sky, river, and background of the bush.
