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Arizona
- Title
- Arizona / by Barbara A. Somervill.
- Author
- Somervill, Barbara A.
- Publication
- New York : Children's Press, 2009.
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- Description
- 144 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- This introduction to Arizona bursts with fascinating facts, up-to-date statistics, glorious full-color photographs, and unusual lists. It features charts, graphs, maps, timelines, traceable state symbols, a travel guide, a project room packed with ideas for classroom assignments, a biographical dictionary, weird laws, and content-area vocabulary words.
- Series Statement
- America the beautiful. Third series.
- Uniform Title
- America the beautiful. Third series.
- Subject
- Arizona
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138) and index.
- Contents
- Land : find out about deserts, dust devils, cactus, and rattlesnakes -- First people : learn about the Mogollon, Hohokam, and Anasazi -- Exploration and settlement : follow the Spaniards as they come upon the Grand Canyon -- Growth and change : read about silver, the Wild West, and the Apaches -- More modern times : see how statehood tamed Arizona -- People : find out about Native Americans, modern cowboys, and hotter-than-hot salsa -- Government : meet the Fab Five and learn how Arizona's laws are made -- Economy : discover how silver, copper, and tourism boost Arizona's economy -- Travel guide : get out your guide to trekking deserts and travel from the Four Corners to the Sonoran Desert -- Projects -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Fast facts -- Biographical dictionary.
- ISBN
- 0531185958 (hbk.)
- 9780531185957 (hbk.)
- LCCN
- 2007037923
- OCLC
- 173218653
- Author
- Somervill, Barbara A.
- Title
- Arizona / by Barbara A. Somervill.
- Imprint
- New York : Children's Press, 2009.
- Series
- America the beautiful. Third series.America the beautiful. Third series.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138) and index.
- Study Program
- Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 7.3 3.
- Branch Call Number
- J 979.1 S