The Green Mountain State
Once part of New York and New Hampshire and fought over by the two, Vermont became the 14th state. Vermont depends heavily on its natural resources; mainly its mountains that are covered in wonderfully skiing snow and those beautiful deciduous trees that draw thousands of people to its Green Mountains.
| Resources--books | Resources--web sites | Projects | Writing assignments |
Resources
Books
Non-Fiction--Information books:
 | Vermont by Jan M. Czech, From sea to shining sea series (Children's Press, 2002; ISBN 0516224806) KR |
| Vermont by Dan Elish, Celebrate the states series (Benchmark Books, 1997; ISBN 0761401466) |
| Vermont by Michael E. Flocker, World almanac library of the states series (World Almanac Library, 2002; ISBN 0836851463) KR |
| Vermont by Ann Heinrichs, America the beautiful series (Children's Press, 2001; ISBN 0516210947) |
| Vermont by Barbara Knox, Land of liberty series (Capstone Press, 2004; ISBN 0736822011) KR |
| Vermont by Kathy Pelta, Hello U.S.A. series (Lerner, 2002; ISBN 0822540746)
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Activity Books:
| Great States! by Cindy Barden, illustrated by Chris Nye (Teaching and Learning Co, 1995; ISBN 1573100188)* |
| Which Way USA? Vermont (Highlights for Children, 1999; ISBN 087534229)* |
Fiction:
| As Long as There are Mountains by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock (Cobblehill, 1997; ISBN 0525652361) |
| Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry (1954) |
| The Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Peck (Random House, 1994; ISBN 0679853065) |
| Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (Holt, 1999; ISBN 0805060731) |
Web sites
Please see The 50 States for more links.
Projects
| Make maple syrup |
| Go skiing. |
| Can you win the "Rotten Sneaker championship. |
| Eat Ben and Jerry's ice cream until you know your favorite flavor. |
| Make homemade ice cream. |
| Make snowflakes. |
| Learn the state song. |
Writing assignments
| Write a report on covered bridges in Vermont. |
| Write a report on the Morgan Horse. |
| Write a story titled "The Year Without a Summer." |
| Write poems (like Robert Frost). |
| Write a report on Brigham Young. |
| Write a report on Joseph Smith. |
Take a look at the other states
Completed December, 2004
Visited
November, 2006
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