The Mountain State
This state ain't no Hillbilly state. With lots of open spaces and beauty this often over looked state has a very fascinating history full of fascinating people.
| Resources--books | Resources--web sites | Projects | Writing assignments |
Resources
Books
Non-Fiction--Information books:
 | 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) |
| West Virginia by Domenica De Piazza, Hello U.S.A. series (Lerner, 2002; ISBN 0822540681) KR |
| West Virginia by Wende Fazio, America the Beautiful series (Children's Press, 2000; ISBN 0516210742) |
| West Virginia by Justine Fontes and Ron Fontes, World almanac library of the states series (World Almanac 2003; ISBN 0836851633) KR |
| West Virginia by Ann Heinrichs, This land is your land series (Compass Point, 2004; ISBN 0756503515) KR |
| West Virginia by Fran Hodgkins, Land of liberty series (Captsone, 2004; ISBN 0736822054) KR |
| West Virginia by Nancy Hoffman, Celebrate the states series (Benchmark books, 1999; ISBN 0761406654) |
| West Virginia by Barbara A. Somervill, From sea to
shining sea series (Children's Press, 2003; ISBN 0516223895) KR |
Activity Books:
| Great States! by Cindy Barden, illustrated by Chris Nye (Teaching and Learning Co, 1995; ISBN 1573100188)* |
| Which Way USA? West Virginia (Highlights for Children, 1999; ISBN 087534288)* |
Fiction:
| Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson (HarperTrophy, 1987; ISBN 0064401847) |
| Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Aladdin, 2000; ISBN 0689835825) |
| Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars (Puffin 1996; ISBN 0140314202) |
| When I Was Young In the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Diane Goode (Puffin Unicorn, 1982; ISBN 0140548750) |
Audio/visual:
| Shiloh (2000) |
| Many Bluegrass and Appalachian music recordings. |
Web sites
Please see The 50 States for more links.
Projects
| Trace Daniel Boone family tree (we are distantly related to him). |
| Take a hike. |
| Learn the state song. |
Writing assignments
| Write a report on a famous West Virginian. |
| Write a report on how West Virginia successfully became its own state. |
| Write a report on the Hatfield and McCoy feud. |
Take a look at the other states
Completed February, 2004
Visited
November, 2006
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