The Empire State
New York State truly is the Empire State. From the first capital of the USA to the five boroughs of New York City to Niagara Falls and Lake Placid; New York offers America almost everything but a tropical vacation.
| Resources--books | Resources--web sites | Projects | Writing assignments |
Resources
Books
Non-Fiction--Information books:
 | A Historical Album of New York by Monique Avakian and Carter Smith III, Historical Albums (Millbrook Press, 1992; ISBN 1562940058) |
| Awesome Almanac; New York by John Grabowski & David Rhoden (B&B, 1995; ISBN 1880190265) |
| Brooklyn Bridge by Lynn Curlee (Atheneum, 2001; ISBN 0689831838) KR |
| Building Liberty; A Statue is Born by Serge Hochaim (National Geographic, 2001; ISBN 0792269691) KR |
| Empire State Building by Elizabeth Mann (Mikaya Press, 2003; ISBN 1931414068) KR |
| Erie Canal; Canoeing American's Great Waterway by Peter Lourie (Boyds Mills Press, 1997; ISBN 1563976692) |
| Henry Hudson by Andrew Santella (Franklin Watts, 2001; ISBN 0531119688) KR |
| Liberty by Lynn Curlee (Atheneum, 2000; ISBN 0689828233) |
| New York by Jackie Ball and Kristen Behrens World almanac library of the states (World Almanac, 2002; ISBN 0836851188) KR |
| New York by Kristin Cotter, From sea to shining sea series (Children's Press; 2002; ISBN 0516224859) KR |
| New York by Dan Elish, It's my state! series (Benchmark Books, 2003; ISBN 0761414193) KR |
| New York by Amy Gelman, Hello U.S.A. series (Lerner, 2002; ISBN 0822540576) KR |
| New York by Ann Heinrichs, America the beautiful series (Children's Press, 1999; ISBN 0516206915) |
| New York by Ann Heinrichs, This land is your land series (Compass Point, 2003; ISBN 0756503116) KR |
| New York by Virginia Schomp, Celebrate the states series (Benchmark Books, 1997; ISBN 0761401083 |
| New York by Kathleen Thompson, Portrait of America series (Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1996; ISBN 0811473775) |
| New York by Adam Woog, Thirteen colonies series (Lucent Book, 2002; ISBN 1560069929) KR) |
| The Brooklyn Bridge by Elizabeth Mann (Mikaya Press, 1996; ISBN -965049302) KR |
| The Brooklyn Bridge; They Said it Couldn't Be Built by Judith St. George (Putnam, 1982; ISBN 0399208739) |
| The Empire State Building by Craig A. Doherty and Katherine M. Doherty (Blackbirch, 1998; ISBN 1567111165) |
| The Empire State Building by Gini Holland (Steck-Vaughn, 1998; ISBN 0817249192) |
| The Erie Canal by Janey Levy (Rosen, 2003: ISBN 0823936805 |
| The Statue of Liberty by Debra Hess, Symbols of America series (Benchmark Book, 2004; ISBN 0761417079) KR |
| The Statue of Liberty by Russell Roberts (Lucent, 2002; ISBN 1560068418 |
| The Statue of Liberty by Patricia Ryon Quiri, True
book series
(Children's Press, 1998; ISBN 0516206281) KR |
Activity Books:
| Great States! by Cindy Barden, illustrated by Chris Nye (Teaching and Learning Co, 1995; ISBN 1573100188)* |
| Which Way USA? New York (Highlights for Children, 2001; ISBN 0875340512)* |
Fiction:
| A Little Maid of Old New York by Alice Turner Curtis (Applewood Books, 1996; ISBN 1557093261) |
| A Little Maid of Ticonderoga by Alice Turner Curtis (Applewood Books, 1996; ISBN 155709330X) |
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (Perennial Classics, 1998; ISBN 006092988X) |
| The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, illustrated by Garth Williams (Ariel books, 1960; ISBN 0440415632) |
Audio/visual:
| Brooklyn Bridge produced by Ken Burns (PBS,1981; ISBN 0115545719) |
| The History Channel Presents: The Statue of Liberty (The History Channel, 2004; ISBN 0767062906) |
| The Statue of Liberty produced by Ken Burns (PBS, 1986; ISBN 0106855164) |
| The Newsies (Disney, 1992) |
Web sites
Please see The 50 States for more links.
New York:
Statue of Liberty
| Statue of Liberty from PBS |
| Statue of Liberty National Park |
| Statue of Liberty Facts from Gary Feuerstein |
| Statue of Liberty.org |
| Statue of Liberty from American Park Network |
Projects
| Build the "Erie Canal" (a water way from bathroom sink to tub) |
| Build the Statue of Liberty with clay, sugar cubes, |
| Put on a play about the "friendly" take over from the Netherlands. |
| Stage the Battle of Long Island. |
| Learn the state song. |
Writing assignments
| Report on a famous New Yorker |
| Report on a President who was New York governor |
| Write an off-Broadway play |
Take a look at the other states
Completed December, 2004
Visited
November, 2006
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