The Ocean State
Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the Union, but size doesn't matter. The Ocean State isn't an island, but it does have a few wonderful islands. Let's go explore.
| Resources--books | Resources--web sites | Projects | Writing assignments |
Resources
Books
Non-Fiction--Information books:
 | Finding Providence; the Story of Roger Williams by Avi, illustrations by James Watling (Harper Collins, 1997: ISBN 0060252944) KR |
| Mill by David Macaulay (Houghton Mifflin, 1983; ISBN 0395348307) |
| Rhode Island by Kathleen W. Deady, Land of liberty series (Capstone Press, 2004; ISBN 0736721961) KR |
| Rhode Island by Val Hallinan, From sea to shining sea series (Children's Press, 2003; ISBN 0516224891) KR |
| Rhode Island by Ann Heinrichs, This land is your land series (Compass point, 2004; ISBN 0756503582) KR |
| Rhode Island by Ted Klein, Celebrate the state series (Benchmark Books, 1999; ISBN 0761404171) |
| Rhode Island by Andrew A. Kling, Thirteen colonies series (Lucent, 2002; ISBN 1560068736) KR |
| Rhode Island by Joanne Mattern, World almanac library of the states series (World Almanac, 2003; ISBN 0836851595) KR |
| Rhode Island by Sylvia McNair, America the beautiful series (Children's Press, 2000; ISBN 0516210432) KR |
| Rhode Island by J. F. Warner, Hello U.S.A. series (Lerner, 2003: ISBN 0822541084) KR |
| The Colony of Rhode Island by Susan Whitehurst, Library of the thirteen colonies series (PowerKids Press, 2000; ISBN 0823954765) KR |
| The Rhode Island Colony by Dennis B. Fradin (Children's Press, 1989; ISBN 0516003917) |
| The Rhode Island Colony by Bob Italia, Colonies series (ABDO, 2001; ISBN 1577655877) KR |
Activity Books:
| Great States! by Cindy Barden, illustrated by Chris Nye (Teaching and Learning Co, 1995; ISBN 1573100188)* |
| Which Way USA? Rhode Island (Highlights for Children, 1999; ISBN 087534423)* |
Fiction:
| A Little Maid of Narragansett Bay by Alice Turner Curtis (Applewood Books, ; ISBN ) |
| A Little Maid of Provincetown by Alice Turner Curtis (Applewood Books, 1997; ISBN 15570933118) |
Web sites
Please see The 50 States for more links.
Projects
| Cook some "Rhode Island Red" for dinner. |
| Figure out how fast you can cover the state. |
| Learn the state song. |
Writing assignments
| Write a paper on what freedom of religion means to you. |
| Take one of the "Acts" that England passed and write a paper about it. |
| Write a paper on the King Phillip's War in 1675. |
Take a look at the other states
Completed December, 2004
Visited
November, 2006
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