Pub Date: September 1, 2005
Dewey: 975.6
LCCN: 2005005962
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 06 to 08
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 11.10" L x 9.00" W ( 1.00 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Places | United States | Concepts | Counting and Numbers
Series: America by the Numbers
Description: Using numbers many of North Carolina's state symbols, history, landscapes, and famous people are introduced. Topics include Pilot Mountain, Corolla wild horses, peanuts, and Scottish bagpipers. Each topic is introduced with a poem and detailed expository text.
Brief description:
Lecturer and book reviewer Carol Crane was widely recognized by many schools and educators for her expertise in children's literature. She authored over twenty books for Sleeping Bear Press and conducted in-service seminars for teachers at many schools across the country. She also instituted a summer reading program for teachers and media specialists. Carol traveled extensively and spoke at state reading conventions across the United States and lived in Michigan, Florida and North Carolina, before passing away in 2018.