The Volunteer State
"Welcome to the three states of Tennessee" use to be written on their state welcome signs. Find out what those three states might be.
| Resources--books | Resources--web sites | Projects | Writing assignments |
Resources
Books
Non-Fiction--Information books:
 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Mike Graf (Bridgestone, 2003; ISBN 0736813764) |
| Mist over the Mountains; Appalachia and Its People by Raymond Bial (Houghton Mifflin, 1997; ISBN0395735696) |
| Pioneer Children of Appalachia by Joan Anderson, photographs by George Ancona (Clarion, 1986; ISBN0899194400) |
| Tennessee by Tracy Barrett, Celebrate the states series (Benchmark, 1998; ISBN 076140208X) |
| Tennessee by Ann Heinrichs, This land is your land series (Compass Point, 2003; ISBN 0756503191) KR |
| Tennessee by Fran Hodgkins, Land of liberty series (Capstone, 2004; ISBN 0736821996) KR |
| Tennessee by Deborah Kent, America the beautiful series (Children's Press, 2001; ISBN 0516210440) |
| Tennessee by Karen Sirvaitis, Hello U.S.A. series (Lerner, 2003; ISBN 0822540908) KR |
| Tennessee by Myra S. Weatherly, From sea to shining sea series (Children's Press, 2001; ISBN 0516223127) KR |
| The Confederate Flag by Hal Marcovitz (Mason Crest, 2003; ISBN 1590840356) |
| 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) |
| The Trail of Tears by R. Conrad Stein (Children's
Press, 1993; ISBN 0516066668) |
Activity Books:
| Great States! by Cindy Barden, illustrated by Chris Nye (Teaching and Learning Co, 1995; ISBN 1573100188)* |
| Which Way USA? Tennessee (Highlights for Children, 1999; ISBN 87534350)* |
Fiction:
| Moon Over Tennessee: A Boy's Civil War Journal by Craig Crist-Evans (Houghton, 1999; ISBN 0395912083) |
| When the River Ran Backward by Emily Crofford (Carolrhoda, 2000; ISBN 1575054884) |
Audio/visual:
| Many Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Appalachian music recordings. |
| Davy Crockett (Disney) |
Web sites
Please see The 50 States for more links.
Projects
| Learn the state song. |
| Design the supermarket of the future. |
Writing assignments
| Report on Elvis Presley. |
| Report on Davy Crockett. |
| Report on the Tennessee Walking Horse. |
Take a look at the other states
Completed March, 2005
Visited
November, 2006
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