Comments on: States Alphabet

By: K is for Kabuki

K is for Kabuki — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:01:19 +0000

[...] creators of the States Alphabet Books have released a few new titles for your reading pleasure. These two books focus specifically on the [...]

By: Jennifer (5 Minutes for Books)

Jennifer (5 Minutes for Books) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:39:38 +0000

Fun question!

I could purchase, and have strong ties to — the Texas book, as that’s where I was raised, and where we lived for six years, in two different shifts. Kyle was born there.

Amanda was born in Oregon, so that book would hold interest for her in that respect. We loved the four years we lived there.

Now we live in Connecticut, and in a way, my little children are turning into Yankees. We love the history here, the seasons, and the varied topography — from coast to mountains (actually it’s a lot like Oregon in that respect).

By: Gail

Gail — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:39:11 +0000

I’m reading from Mississippi. Cotton has always been the big crop here but now corn is up there with it. Elvis was born here. Archie Manning played ball here. BB King and Morgan Freeman are from here too. Jim Henson Muppets creator was born close to where I live now. The Vicksburg National Cemetery is the second largest national cemetery in the country behind Arlington. And The Mississippi River is the largest in the U.S, the nation’s chief waterway.

By: Krista

Krista — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:01:45 +0000

WE have the B is for Beaver book for Oregon! Both my husband and I hail from there originally although we now live in in Washington… the Evergreen state. Which is funny since our half the state isn’t very green! It’s just the western half that is green, the eastern half is high desert and agricultural land with very few trees!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:56:02 +0000

I live in West Virginia. Our state bird is the cardinal, and the state flower is the rhododendron. Those are beautiful flowers, especially in the mountains of our state. A few of the famous people from WV are Don Knotts, Kathy Mattea, George Brett, Mary Lou Retton, Jennifer Garner, and Brad Paisley. We have fantastic scenery and lots of fun outdoor activities because of the mountains, rivers, and national parks in WV.

By: Amy N.

Amy N. — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:59:16 +0000

I blurb from the Golden State, California. To be presise, I live in the southern part. What’s great about living in this area is, we have so many choices of climate:ocean, mountains, desert. Our winters are mild and nice. Too too cold, not too hot. We live very close to Los Angeles, where the stars are. LOL, that can be both a good thing and a bad thing.
The name California comes from a mythical Spanish island ruled by a queen called Califia that was featured in a Spanish romance (“Las Sergas de Esplandian”) written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo in 1510. The Spanish explorers originally thought that California was an island.
Our motto is, “Eureka! I have found it!”
We have ghost towns of the mining days, now some museums/attractions to visit.
Our flower is the California Poppy.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:16:06 +0000

I’m reading from New Jersey, the Garden State. All many people see of New Jersey are the boring NJ Turnpike or the oil rigs in Elizabeth, visible when flying into Newark Airport. But there really are some nice (and green!) areas of the state. Corn, tomatoes and eggplant grow in abundance, and apparently our state fruit is the blueberry.

Many famous people were born in NJ, including Frank Sinatra, Jack Nicholson and John Travolta. President Nixon died in NJ, having lived here for the last several years of his life.

Inventions developed in NJ included the transistor, Jersey barriers (the large cement dividers on highways), the motion picture, light bulb

The street names in the game of Monopoly came from the streets of Atlantic City.

My lovely state also has the highest population density in the country. At least we have the lowest gas prices in the country too!

Oh and no one that lives here says Joisey!