Bøger af Carol Crane

On November 21, 1912, the schooner "Rouse Simmons" set sail from a small northern Michigan town across Lake Michigan. Affectionately dubbed the "Christmas Tree Ship," this was an annual trek from the "Rouse Simmons." But the schooner never makes its destination. Illustrations.

Using numbers to introduce topics many of Georgia's famous people, landmarks, and state symbols are introduced including Martin Luther King, Jr., the nine Greats Lakes of Georgia, loggerhead sea turtles, and sharks teeth.

Count your way through the fir-covered mountains of westernNorth Carolina, past rolling foothills, to the giant sand dunesof the eastern coast in < I>Wright Numbers.< /I> Young reader's imaginationwill take flight as they discover North Carolina throughnumbers -- everything from what makes the strawberryunique to what in the world is a Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle.That's worth a couple hundred smiles alone!< P>Carol Crane is the author of < I>T is for Tar Heel: A North CarolinaAlphabet < /I>among ma other titles. She lives in Holly Springs, North Carolina.< P>Gary Palmer lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is theillustrator of < I>T is for Tar Heel: A North Carolina Alphabet.< /I>

As the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, Delaware rightfully earned its nickname of "First State." Though small in size, it is a treasure trove of history (Fort Delaware), inventions (the Victrola), and garden wonders (Winterthur). State symbols such as the Blue Hen Chicken and peach blossom speak to the character and traditions that formed the state.

The Sunshine State gets its own alphabet book! Florida, where "B is for Beaches, P is for Pirates, and V is for Vacationers," comes to life with playful, vivid illustrations by Michael Monroe and a conch shell full of fun facts and poems by Florida author and educator Carol Crane. Do you know which city is the state capitol? Which fragrant blossom is the state flower? Learn all this and more with "S is for Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet."