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Celebrating Illinois / written by Marion Dane Bauer ; illustrated by C.B. Canga.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: 50 states to celebrate | Green Light readers. Level 3 Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 36 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0544123751 (trade pbk.)
  • 0544129008 (paper over board)
  • 9780544123755 (trade pbk.)
  • 9780544129009 (paper over board)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Takes beginning readers on a whirlwind tour of Illinois, the Prairie state with Mr. Geo. His first stop is Chicago for a kite-flying festival and a trip to the museum to see the biggest T. Rex skeleton ever found! Then he will ride riverboats, work on a farm, climb the mysterious Cahokia Mounds and visit place where President Lincoln lived and worked, plus much more.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Reader 917.73 B344 Available 33111007656511
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Reader 917.73 B344 Available 33111007575430
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Say hello to Mr. Geo, everybody's favorite geography teacher! He loves to explore new places. Today he's visiting Illinois, the Prairie State. His first stop is Chicago for a colorful kite-flying festival and a visit to the Field Museum to see the biggest T Rex skeleton ever found! He's also going to ride riverboats, see amazing skyscrapers, work on a farm, climb the mysterious Cahokia Mounds, and see historic places where Abraham Lincoln lived and worked. Join Mr. Geo on his travels around Illinois. Together, you will discover what makes this a state to celebrate. Includes maps and learning activities. Colorful, you-are-there illustrations, the highly animated narrator, and easy-to-decode text are great for beginning and newly independent readers.

Takes beginning readers on a whirlwind tour of Illinois, the Prairie state with Mr. Geo. His first stop is Chicago for a kite-flying festival and a trip to the museum to see the biggest T. Rex skeleton ever found! Then he will ride riverboats, work on a farm, climb the mysterious Cahokia Mounds and visit place where President Lincoln lived and worked, plus much more.

"Guided Reading M ; Reading Recovery 20 ; Interest Level Grades 1-4"

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