Here are some of the resources I found especially helpful when researching The 50 States
- AUTHOR VISIT TIPS
www.gabriellebalkan.com/events - SOCIAL STUDIES BOOKS
www.socialstudies.org/notable - AMERICAN INDIANS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/
- https://www.pinterest.com/dreesenambe/american-indians-in-childrens-literature/
- BOOKS BY STATE PINTEREST
www.gabriellebalkan.com/the50states - MAPS
- NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES, NPR piece: http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/06/24/323665644/the-map-of-native-american-tribes-youve-never-seen-before
- MONSTER MAP
Students often ask me where they can find this map of monsters in the U.S. (sometimes after a tentative "Are those REAL?!")
Hog Island Press has done a lovely job and you can see and buy it here:
www.hogislandpress.com/product/monster-map - GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS MAP
This is more for the grown-ups than kids, but VERY fun to review:
www.hogislandpress.com/product/great-american-novel-map