The Magnolia State
Where the weather is hot and sticky and where the Civil Rights movement came to a head.
| Resources--books | Resources--web sites | Projects | Writing assignments |
Resources
Books
Non-Fiction--Information books:
 | Mississippi by Kathleen W. Deady, Land of liberty series (Capstone, 2004; ISBN 0736821821) KR |
| Mississippi by Acton Figueroa, World almanac library of the states series (World Almanac, 2003; ISBN 0836851528) KR |
| Mississippi by Charles George and Linda George, America the beautiful series (Children's Press, 1999; ISBN 0516206885) |
| Mississippi by Ann Heinrichs, This land is your land series (Compass Point, 2004; ISBN 0756503558) KR |
| Mississippi by Anna Ready, Hello U.S.A. series (Lerner, 2003; ISBN 0822541092) KR |
| Mississippi by David Shirley, Celebrate the states series (Benchmark, 1999; ISBN 0761406646) |
| Mississippi by Barbara A. Somervill, From sea to shining sea series (Children's Press, 2003; ISBN 0516223925) KR |
| The Confederate Flag by Hal Marcovitz (Mason Crest, 2003; ISBN 1590840356) KR |
| The Mississippi by Michael Pollard (Benchmark, 1997; ISBN 076140502X) |
| The Most Beautiful Villages and Town of the South by
Bonnie Ramsey, photography by Dennis O'Kain (Thames & Hudson, 2000; ISBN
0500019991) |
Activity Books:
| Great States! by Cindy Barden, illustrated by Chris Nye (Teaching and Learning Co, 1995; ISBN 1573100188)* |
| Which Way USA? Mississippi (Highlights for Children, 1999; ISBN 08753430X)* |
Fiction:
| Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor (Phyllis Fofelman, 2001; ISBN 0803726473) |
Audio/visual:
| Listen to blues and jazz. |
Web sites
Please see The 50 States for more links.
Projects
| Learn the state song. |
| Listen to jazz, blues, rock and roll from the state. |
| Make peanut butter. |
| Make Hush Puppies. |
Writing assignments
| Do a report on Elvis Presley. |
Take a look at the other states
Completed March, 2005
Visited
November, 2006
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