A to Z United States Geography

R is for Rhode Island
Capital: Providence
State Flower: Common Blue Violet
State Bird: Rhode Island Red
Story: Moon Trouble by M.C. Helldorfer c. 1994 [EF Helldorfer]
When the moon falls into Farmer Klank's river, every attempt to get it back into place fails, until Paul Bunyan is called.Video: Walt Disney's Paul Bunyan cartoon
Want to read more about Rhode Island?
Fiction:
Finding Providence: the story of Roger Williams by Avi c. 1997 [ER Avi]
The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle c. 2000 [J Fiction Lisle]
Non-fiction:
Rhode Island by Susan LaBella c. 2007 [ER LaBella]
Rhode Island by Robin Doak c. 2004 [J 974.5 Doak]
North East by Schlessinger Media c. 2004 [J DVD 917.4 Northeast]



S is for South Carolina
Capital: Columbia
State Flower: Yellow Jessamine
State Bird: Great Carolina Wren
Story: Carolina Shout! by Alan Schroeder c. 1995 [E Fiction Schroeder]
A young girl describes the music she hears in the cries of various vendors on the streets of Charleston, South Carolina.
Video: Charleston, South Carolina
Want to read more about South Carolina?
Fiction:
The Calling by Cathryn Clinton c. 2001 [J Fiction Clinton]
Non-Fiction:
Let Them Play by Margot Raven c. 2005 [E 796.357 Raven]
South Carolina by Richard Worth c. 2004 [J 975.7 Worth]



S is for South Dakota
Capital: Pierre
State Flower: Pasque Flower
State Bird: Ring-necked Pheasant
Story: Bad River Boys: A Meeting of the Lakota Sioux with Lewis and Clark by Virginia Sneve c. 2005
A fictional account of an encounter with Lewis and Clark from the point of view of three young Lakota boys.
Video: Lakota Storyteller and Hoop Dancer
Want to read more about South Dakota?
Fiction:
Prairie Whispers by Frances Arrington c. 2003 [J Fiction Arrington]
Prairie Summer by Bonnie Geisert c. 2002 [J Fiction Geisert]
Year without Rain by D. Anne Love c. 2000 [J Fiction Love]
Non-Fiction:
South Dakota by Dale-Marie Bryan c. 2007 [ER Bryan]
South Dakota by Caryn Yacowitz c. 2003 [J 917.83 Yacowitz]
How to Draw South Dakota's Sights and Symbols by S. Peters c. 2002 [J 917.83 Peters]


T is for Tennessee
Capital: Nashville
State Flower: Iris
State Bird: Common Mocking-bird
Story:Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs c. 1994 [EF Isaacs]
Along with other amazing feats, Angelica Longrider, also known as Swamp Angel, wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.
Video: Tennessee History for Kids
Want to read more about Tennessee?
Fiction:
Gnat Stokes and the Foggy Bottom Swamp Queen by Sally Keehn c. 2005 [J Fiction Keehn]
Cold in Summer by Tracy Barrett c. 2003 [J Fiction Barrett]
Where I'd Like to Be by Frances Dowell c. 2003 [J Fiction Dowell]
Non-Fiction:
Tennessee by Kim Valzania c. 2003 [ER Valzania]
Tennessee by Karen Silvaitis c. 2003 [J 917.68 Silvaitis]
Tennessee Facts and Symbols by Kathy Feeney c. 2000 [E 917.68 Feeney]


T is for Texas
Capital: Austin
State Flower: BlueBonnet
State Bird: Common Mocking-bird
Story: The Ghost of Sifty Sifty Sam by Angela Shelf Medearis c. 1997 [E Fiction Medearis]
To win a $5,000 reward, a chef named Dan agrees to stay in a haunted house overnight and when he meets a very hungry ghost, he gets more than he had expected.
Video: Texas Ghost Children
Want to read more about Texas?
Fiction:
Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous by Suzanne Crowley c. 2007 [J Fiction Crowley]
Truth about Sparrows by Marion Hale c. 2004 [J Fiction Hale]
The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup by Terry Farish c. 2003 [E Fiction Farish]
Non-Fiction:
Texas by Carmen Bredeson c. 2002 [ER Bredeson]
How to Draw Texas's Sights and Symbols by Aileen Weintraub c. 2002 [J 917.64 Weintraub]
Texas by Kathy Pelta c. 2002 [J 917.64 Pelta]