Exploring the Pacific States through Literature

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Exploring the United States through Literature describes the best of current print and nonprint materials teachers can use with their students to study individual states. Each volume covers a different geographic area and presents selected materials that represent the uniquely rich and varied history, diversity, geography, industries, resources, famous people, and contemporary culture of each state in that region. Much more than a series of detailed bibliographies, the volumes in the Exploring the United States through Literature series also describe classroom-tested activities that directly relate to each source.

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Comprehensive and well-organized....planning help for teachers as well as user-friendly resource for students working on state papers....Public and school libraries will want to purchase the entire series.-School Library Journal
Nonfiction and fiction are listed in a reference which is organized by state. Not only is each title summarized, but notes for related theme exploration and details on interest level make for an important reference tool for anyone planning regional studies for students from the elementary level through high school.-The Children's Bookwatch
"Comprehensive and well-organized....planning help for teachers as well as user-friendly resource for students working on state papers....Public and school libraries will want to purchase the entire series."-School Library Journal
"Nonfiction and fiction are listed in a reference which is organized by state. Not only is each title summarized, but notes for related theme exploration and details on interest level make for an important reference tool for anyone planning regional studies for students from the elementary level through high school."-The Children's Bookwatch

Author Bio

CAROL A. DOLL is associate professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Washington, Seattle. She is author of Evaluating Educational Software and Nonfiction Books for Children: Activities for Thinking, Learning, and Doing, and coauthor of Collection Analysis for the School Library Media Center: A Practical Approach.