READ ACROSS AMERICA by goose https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2 4TH GRADE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING ABOUT UNITED STATE REGIONS FROM PICTURE BOOKS. en-us 2018-03-14 02:12:23 UTC 2020-05-14 04:55:12 UTC hello@padlet.com The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell; Illustrated by Jim Harris patricia_colli1 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/243318280 Setting:  Desert
State:  Arizona
Region:  Southwest
The plant life in the desert includes tumbleweeds, saguaros cactus, and palo verde trees.  The animal life include javelinas and coyotes.  The desert people were the Native Americans from the Papago tribe and the Spanish brick-maker. Read by Mrs. Vengren's class.]]> 2018-03-19 04:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/243318280 Herman and Rosie by Gus Gordon https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/244985186 Setting:  City
State:  New York
Region:  Northeast
Some of the industries in New York City include marketing, restaurants, and music clubs. The city was loud and busy. There were a lot of tall buildings and people lived in apartment buildings. Many of them had rooftop "decks". The illustrations showed important places in New York including the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge, and Times Square. Read by Mrs. Williams' class.]]> 2018-03-22 13:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/244985186 Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood by Mike Artell; Illustrated by Jim Harris patricia_colli1 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/246477143 Setting:  Swamp
State:  Louisiana
Region:  Southeast
The story was Cajun and reflected their culture. The Cajuns spoke in a French dialect. Grandmother was called "Grand-mere" and a "pirogue" was a flat boat canoe. The story included lots of Cajun food like boudin (sausage); etouffee (smothered with water); file (sassafras root); and gumbo. The story took place in a swamp. Alligators lived in the swamp and the houses were built up on the trees. Read by Mrs.Kane's class.]]> 2018-03-27 13:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/246477143 Granite Baby by Lynne Bertrand; Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes patricia_colli1 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/246884758 Setting:  Mountains
State:  New Hampshire
Region:  Northeast
The story was about one of New Hampshire's greatest natural resources. Granite is found naturally in the mountains. A lot of actual places in New Hampshire were named in the story including Dixville Notch, the Connecticut River, Kancamagus Highway. Read by Mrs. Hazelton's class.

]]> 2018-03-28 13:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/246884758 Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon by Annette Bay Pimentel; illustrated by Micha Archer patricia_colli1 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/252138373 Setting:  Boston Marathon Route
State:  Massachusetts
Region:  Northeast
The story takes place along the route of the Boston Marathon and shows the towns runners go through from Hopkinton to Boston. The book also shows the weather in Boston when Bobbi returns to a cold, snowy winter. The book tells the true story of the first woman to run the Boston Marathon.]]> 2018-04-16 13:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/252138373 Rescue & Jessica: A Life Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes; illustrated by Scott Magoon. patricia_colli1 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/252617436 Setting:  Outside Boston in a country setting where Rescue was trained and in the hospital where Jessica was recovering.
State:  Massachusetts
Region:  Northeast
The illustration at the end of the story showed a bridge in the Boston Common near the Swan boats. The endnote gave us information about the Boston Marathon and the tragedy that happened after the bombing in 2013. ]]> 2018-04-17 15:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/252617436 Armidilly Chilli by Helen Kettteman https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492045 Setting: Desert
State: Texas
Region: Southwest
The Land
The land is deserty. It is all desert. There is lots of sand and small hills. It is big and hot.
The animals are Lizards, Owls, Armadillos, Tarantulas, and Birds.
]]> 2018-04-30 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492045 Elizabeth, Larry and Ed By Marilyn Sadler; illustrated by Roger Bollen https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492059 Setting: Mostly Outside
State: Florida
Region: Southeast

The land:
The book included a bunch of trees but there was a LOT and I mean A LOT of grass. There was a golf coarse and a swamp that surrounded a tiny house.]]> 2018-04-30 13:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492059 TOGO by Robert J. Blake https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492376 Setting: All over Nome
State: Alaska
Region: Pacific
The story showed how the weather is horrible.In the story they have to wear at least 5 layers of clothing.It is normally below 30 degrees .Also there are ginormous snow storms.In the story there are a lot of sled dogs. Also there are wolfs.Read by Landon.]]> 2018-04-30 13:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492376 The Twelve Days of Christmas in New York by Lisa Adams patricia_colli1 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492428 Setting: City during day & night
State:  New York
Region: Northeast
The story showed that there are five boroughs in New York:  Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx & Staten Island.  In Manhattan Emily went to Central Park.  She took the Staten Island Ferry to the Statue of Liberty.  Read by Peyton.]]> 2018-04-30 13:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492428 Shep by Sneed B. Collard Illustrator Joanna Yardley https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492781 Setting: Train Station
State: Montana
Region: Rocky Mountain 
People in Montana are very generous, kind and nice. People there always stick together. They would always help you with anything you are having trouble with. Thats why the train conductor helped Shep have food, water and shelter. Land in Montana is very green. Many shops, train stations and many more entertainment businesses cover Montana to keep the people up and running. Read by Patrick C.]]> 2018-04-30 13:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492781 Dust for dinner by Ann Turner; illustrated by Robert Barrett https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492985 Setting: Cabin outside
State: Oklahoma
Region: Southwest
The climate in Oklahoma is hot and dry.  They have dust storms and droughts, but that is just one side of Oklahoma-the other side is less stormy.  It is horrible for you to breathe it in. 
Wild life in Oklahoma are animals that like the hot weather and don't like the cold weather. That is  why they live there. Read by Matt Boucher  

]]> 2018-04-30 13:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256492985 The Bear Who Heard Crying by Natalie Kinsey Warnock https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256493011 Setting:  Forest
State:  New Hampshire
Region: Northeast
The land in this book is a good place for animals to live. It has water, plants, berries, trees. etc.
Some animals are bears ,Fisher Cats, frogs, and birds. The people in this story are hunters and workers that need to hunt for food in the middle of a forest.       
There is a family of six . The 6 years old finds berries for her mother but gets lost and found by the hunters and her dad. Read by Zachary.]]> 2018-04-30 13:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256493011 Abe Lincoln Crosses A Creek by: Deborah Hopkinson; illustrated by: John Hendrix https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256493016 Setting: Knob Creek
State: Kentucky
Region: Southeast
In Abe Lincoln Crosses A Creek the land is wet because there is water in Knob Creek and there is mud. To make mud you need water and that is why the land is wet.  
The climate in the book is warm because Abe fell in Knob Creek and he wasn't cold. I can also tell it is warm because they are wearing warm weather clothes. Abe was chopping wood  and if it was freezing he would not be chopping wood.
Read by: Caleb G.                                                                                                                                                                   ]]> 2018-04-30 13:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256493016 The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy by Kitty Griffin; Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman. https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256493127 Setting:  A girl on her way to save her town from the red coats.             
 State: North Carolina
Region: Southeast
The people in this book are Betsy Dowdy, General Skinner who was against the red coats in the Revolutionary war ,the father of Betsy Dowdy, Mr. Jarvis, Mr.Lamb, King George and the red coats.The story takes place as Betsy Dowdy, the main character, is on her way to General Skinner to tell him that King George and the red coats are coming. She wants to help save her town from the red coats and she is famous by going from this town near the Ocean in North Carolina all the way to the other side of North Carolina just to save her town and the revolutionary war from the red coats. The  wild life in this book are horses, dogs, bears, fish, snakes, cats, crabs, roosters and other animals that you might find in North Carolina. She use horses to get to her destination and some of the animals try to eat her like coyotes. Read By: Dylan Kudym]]> 2018-04-30 13:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256493127 Kate Heads West https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256493358 by Pat Brisson; illustrated by Rick Brown.
Setting: all around the Southwest
State: Arizona
Region: Southwest
Arizona is very dry.It has a lot of rocky mountains with barely any sand on them. There is lots of dessert area. Kate explores the southwest. It's very hot.It never snows in the area.

Read By Matt.F

]]> 2018-04-30 13:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256493358 Nora's Ark by: Natalie Kinsey Warnock; Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256496384 Setting: a town that gets flooded
State: Vermont 
Region: Northeast 
There where a lot of wildlife in the house on the hill during the flood. Cows, horses, chickens, mules, cats,and dogs were the animals that where in the house on the hill during the flood. People spoke different languages and accents. They also looked very different from each other. Read by: Sophia]]> 2018-04-30 13:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256496384 The Legand of the Indian Paintbrush https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256496986 Setting:  Hills and Meadows
State: Wyoming
Region: Rocky Mountans
The climate in the story is mostly like a desert, not too much grass but there is some. The people in Wyoming wear hand made skirts and really long scarfs.  The main character was a Native American.  The Indian Paintbrush is a red, orange, and yellow flower that blooms in Wyoming. Read by Ava]]> 2018-04-30 13:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256496986 Luka's Quilt by:Georgia Guback https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256498118 Setting: 
State: Hawaii
Region: Pacific
There are lava rocks there and if you take one home you will be cursed.There is a garden for all the lava rocks that get sent back. My grandparents went and took a picture to show me.You can't take any shells off the beach or out of the water.
Read by:Abbie]]> 2018-04-30 13:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256498118 A Cowboy Named Ernestine by Nicole Rubel patricia_colli1 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256498977 Setting:  Desert
State:  Texas
Region:  Southwest
The story included a lot of wildlife. There were bulls, lizards, horses and armadillos. Ernestine worked on a cattle ranch, made turtle soup, and rode a bull in a rodeo. Read by Jordan.]]> 2018-04-30 13:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256498977 Georgia in Hawaii by Amy Novesky ; illustrated by Yuyi Morales https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256499143 Setting: Rain Forest
State: Hawaii
Region: Pacific
In Hawaii there's tons of plant life like Hicus' bird of paradises, Siver cups, Lotuls.   People tried to convince Georgia to paint a picture of Hawaii. She painted scenery instead. Read by Timothy.

]]> 2018-04-30 13:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256499143 Dust Devil by Anne Isaacs; illustrated by Paul Zelinsky https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256499384 Setting: A prairie 
State:  Montana
Region: Rocky mountain
The land in Montana contains tall, high mountains. Some of the land in Montana does contain mountains,  but a whole lot of the land is plain dry and flat.The wildlife in the story were chickens, cows, and horses.  The title was taken from a sandstorm that happened.  Read by Natalie]]> 2018-04-30 13:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256499384 Two Bear Cubs by Robert Sandoval; illustrated By Daniel Sandoval. https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256500737 Setting: Camp
State: California
Region: Pacific 
The book is about the land and the land gets really big in the book. The land goes all the way above the clouds. The animals are bears, mountain lions, and mice.  Read by Dylan]]> 2018-04-30 13:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256500737 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256503288 2018-04-30 13:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/256503288 The Three Little Gators by Helen Ketteman; illustrated by Will Terry. patricia_colli1 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/257633815 Setting:  Swamp
State:  Texas
Region:  Southwest
Natural resources in the story were sand, rocks, and sticks. The animals in the story were gators, a boar, and a hawk. Read by Gabby.]]> 2018-05-03 13:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/257633815 High as a Hawk by T. A. Barron; illustrated by Ted Lewin. patricia_colli1 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/257641992 Setting:  Mountains
State:  Colorado
Region  Rocky Mountain
The climate in the mountains of Colorado is cold. There was a lot of snow. The land was rocky and the story was set in the mountains. Read by Lila]]> 2018-05-03 13:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/257641992 Beezy by Megan McDonald; illustrated by Nancy Poydar. patricia_colli1 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/257645535 Setting:  A storm
State:  Florida
Region:  Southeast
In Florida they have hurricanes with lots of rain and wind. Alligators live in Florida and people like to make necklaces out of alligator teeth. Read by Jaden and Libby. ]]> 2018-05-03 13:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/257645535 Red & Lulu by Matt Tavares patricia_colli1 https://padlet.com/patricia_colli1/yodrcgxbc4j2/wish/307991981 Setting:  Country and city
State:  New York
Region:  Northeast
There are illustrations of many important places in New York including Brooklyn Bridge, Hudson River, New York Public Library, street vendors, Times Square, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and Central Park. Every year a tree is brought to Rockefeller Center. It is decorated with 45,000 lights. The star on top weighs 550 pounds. The tree lighting happens the first Wednesday after Thanksgiving

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