This alphabet/picture book opens Vermont's history, culture, and landscape to young readers through a two-tiered approach. With rhyming verses and colorful pages that focus on the flora and fauna specific to Vermont (And Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream), this book entertains as it educates.

Illustrated by Bruce Langton

From A to Z, you'll discover Tennessee's mountains, music, and mammals. "V is for Volunteer" stimulates children to learn about their state through familiar Tennessee icons like the Grand Ole Opry and Graceland. And even lifelong Tennesseans may learn something new about the Jubilee Singers and W.C. Handy.

Illustrator Bruce Langton captures the beauty, natural wonder, and history of the Volunteer state through his colorful paintings. With poetry for younger children and expository text for older readers, author and Tennessee educator Mike Shoulders shares the...

Set in the lush Southern state of Georgia, this alphabet/picture book pairs the beautiful rhyming verses of Carne with colorful images by Bright that create a two-tiered teaching tool for educators in the Peach State and across the country. Full color.

"P is for Palmetto" is a collection of evocative pages of watercolor that covers this beautiful southeastern state from A to Z. Carol Crane captures the diverse features of South Carolina with her flowing verse and solid expository text, while, within the images of Mary Whyte, you can almost envision yourself standing in the vast cotton fields and walking along the sandy shores of its stunning coastline. South Carolinians, young and old, will treasure "P is for Palmetto" and educators will find its two-tiered teaching format extremely useful in their classrooms.

Smith's rhyming verse and sidebar expository text illuminate the wonders of Hell's Canyon, the lush lands of the Willamette Valley, and the surging seas of the neighboring Pacific Ocean.

Illustrated by Michael G. Monroe

Where was the first mile of highway paved? Who was the 38th President of the United States? What is the nation's most remote National Park? What was the first bottled soda pop in this country? Find the answers to these questions and many more in "M is for Mitten: A Michigan Alphabet. "

Author Annie Appleford has written "M is for Mitten: A Michigan Alphabet" to acquaint children with the most important people, places and items that have helped mold Michigan into the tremendous state it is. Rich with gorgeous paintings by Michigan artist Michael Monroe, "M...