Organized by geographic regions, these poems capture the unique flavor and character of each area of the United States. Complementing the poems are maps and facts about each state. Full-color illustrations.
Organized by geographic regions, these poems capture the unique flavor and character of each area of the United States. Complementing the poems are maps and facts about each state. Full-color illustrations.
LEE BENNETT HOPKINS is a distinguished poet, writer, and anthologist whose poetry collections include the highly acclaimed Hand in Hand: An American History Through Poetry, illustrated by Peter Fiore, and My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States, and America at War, both illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Mr. Hopkins’s numerous awards include the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for “lasting contributions to children’s literature” and both the Christopher Award and a Golden Kite Honor for his verse novel Been to Yesterdays: Poems of a Life. He lives in Cape Coral, Florida.
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Contents Introduction The Northeast States Map Facts Watercolor Maine C. Drew Lamm Islands in Boston Harbor David McCord New England Lighthouse Rebecca Kai Dotlich Gulls and Buoys Anne LeMieux City Blockades Lee Bennett Hopkins Frost's Farm Road James Hayford Vermont Conversation Patricia Hubbell The Capital Map Facts Washington, D.C. Rebecca Kai Dotlich The Southeast States Map Facts Kentucky Lee Bennett Hopkins Knoxville, Tennessee Nikki Giovanni Bourbon and Canal Brod Bagert and Charles Smith The Mississippi Tom Robert Shields Alabama Earth (At Booker Washington's Grave) Langston Hughes Some Rivers Frank Asch The Great Lakes States Map Facts from Crossing Ohio When Poppies Bloom in Ashtabula Carl Sandburg This Is Indiana Rebecca Kai Dotlich Tonight in Chicago Anonymous Dear Cousin Kathryn Allen Ilitch Wisconsin in Feb-b-rr-uary Lee Bennett Hopkins Front Porch Leslie Nelson Jennings Farmer Prince Redcloud Pine Tree Tops Gary Snyder The Plains States Map Facts Midwest Town Ruth De Long Peterson Kansas Boy Ruth Lechlitner Laughing Corn Carl Sandburg Nebraska Jon Swan Grandpa's Trees Barbara M. Hales Sioux Lullaby Prince Redcloud Winter Dark Lilian Moore The Mountain States Map Facts "For Purple Mountains' Majesty" Myra Cohn Livingston Boulder, Colorado X.J. Kennedy Driving Montana Kris Aro McLeod Idaho Kaye Starbird Snow Country Dave Etter Skier Robert Francis Zion National Park -- Utah Fran Haraway Until We Built a Cabin Aileen Fisher The Southwest States Map Facts Lifeline Shonto Begay Cactus April Halprin Wayland Desert Lillian M. Fisher The Hawk Douglas Florian Santa Fe, New Mexico April Halprin Wayland March in New Mexico Elizabeth Coatsworth Grand Canyon Colors Tom Robert Shields The Pacific Coast States Map Facts California Missions Ann Whitford Paul California Ghost Town Fran Haraway Behind the Redwood Curtain Natasha Wing Seattle Morning Lee Bennett Hopkins Alaska Joaquin Miller Mauna Loa Tom Robert Shields Acknowledgments Index of Authors Index of Titles Index of First Lines
Contents Introduction The Northeast States Map Facts Watercolor Maine C. Drew Lamm Islands in Boston Harbor David McCord New England Lighthouse Rebecca Kai Dotlich Gulls and Buoys Anne LeMieux City Blockades Lee Bennett Hopkins Frost's Farm Road James Hayford Vermont Conversation Patricia Hubbell The Capital Map Facts Washington, D.C. Rebecca Kai Dotlich The Southeast States Map Facts Kentucky Lee Bennett Hopkins Knoxville, Tennessee Nikki Giovanni Bourbon and Canal Brod Bagert and Charles Smith The Mississippi Tom Robert Shields Alabama Earth (At Booker Washington's Grave) Langston Hughes Some Rivers Frank Asch The Great Lakes States Map Facts from Crossing Ohio When Poppies Bloom in Ashtabula Carl Sandburg This Is Indiana Rebecca Kai Dotlich Tonight in Chicago Anonymous Dear Cousin Kathryn Allen Ilitch Wisconsin in Feb-b-rr-uary Lee Bennett Hopkins Front Porch Leslie Nelson Jennings Farmer Prince Redcloud Pine Tree Tops Gary Snyder The Plains States Map Facts Midwest Town Ruth De Long Peterson Kansas Boy Ruth Lechlitner Laughing Corn Carl Sandburg Nebraska Jon Swan Grandpa's Trees Barbara M. Hales Sioux Lullaby Prince Redcloud Winter Dark Lilian Moore The Mountain States Map Facts "For Purple Mountains' Majesty" Myra Cohn Livingston Boulder, Colorado X.J. Kennedy Driving Montana Kris Aro McLeod Idaho Kaye Starbird Snow Country Dave Etter Skier Robert Francis Zion National Park -- Utah Fran Haraway Until We Built a Cabin Aileen Fisher The Southwest States Map Facts Lifeline Shonto Begay Cactus April Halprin Wayland Desert Lillian M. Fisher The Hawk Douglas Florian Santa Fe, New Mexico April Halprin Wayland March in New Mexico Elizabeth Coatsworth Grand Canyon Colors Tom Robert Shields The Pacific Coast States Map Facts California Missions Ann Whitford Paul California Ghost Town Fran Haraway Behind the Redwood Curtain Natasha Wing Seattle Morning Lee Bennett Hopkins Alaska Joaquin Miller Mauna Loa Tom Robert Shields Acknowledgments Index of Authors Index of Titles Index of First Lines
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