Geography Resources
Desk Atlas of the United States
A beautifully-illustrated reference book for maps, charts, history, and symbols of all 50 states.
Junior State Notebook
Grades 1-3: A pre-made state notebook with a page for each state and stickers for each state bird, tree, and...
Pacon Markable U.S. Map
A blank 4 ft. x 6 ft. corrugated cardboard map of the United States.
State Notebook
Grades 4-5: A pre-made state notebook with a page for each state and stickers for each bird, state, and flower.
Trail Guide to U.S. Geography
A multi-level geography spine with mapping exercises, daily questions, and other geography activities.
Read-Alouds (Grades 1-3)
Because of Winn-Dixie
When Opal unexpectedly finds a dog, all of the good things that start happening in her life are because of...
Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog’s Tale
The Lewis and Clark expedition as seen through a dog's eyes.
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family head southwest to Kansas to set up a new homestead for themselves as early...
Lumber Camp Library
A young girl discovers the joy of books as her Pa works at a Vermont lumberjack camp.
Minn of the Mississippi
Following the route of a turtle who journeys down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
Misty of Chincoteague
A couple hopes to buy wild horse Phantom and her newborn colt on Pony Penning Day on Assateague Island.
Riding Freedom
Based on the true story of Charlotte "Charlie" Parkhurst, who fled to California as a young orphan and pretended to...
Seal Island School
A short chapter book about schoolchildren on Seal Island who try to keep their teacher from leaving.
Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears
Experience the Trail of Tears through the eyes of a young Cherokee girl forced to move west with her family.
The Fourth of July Story
An beautifully-illustrated and easy-to-follow account of the first Fourth of July and the events that led up to it.
Read-Alouds (Grades 1-5)
Because of Winn-Dixie
When Opal unexpectedly finds a dog, all of the good things that start happening in her life are because of...
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Two children who run away to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art find themselves caught up in a mystery...
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family head southwest to Kansas to set up a new homestead for themselves as early...
Minn of the Mississippi
Following the route of a turtle who journeys down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
Misty of Chincoteague
A couple hopes to buy wild horse Phantom and her newborn colt on Pony Penning Day on Assateague Island.
Riding Freedom
Based on the true story of Charlotte "Charlie" Parkhurst, who fled to California as a young orphan and pretended to...
Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears
Experience the Trail of Tears through the eyes of a young Cherokee girl forced to move west with her family.
The Fourth of July Story
An beautifully-illustrated and easy-to-follow account of the first Fourth of July and the events that led up to it.
The Gold Cadillac
Lois, Wilma, and their parents travel from Ohio to Mississippi in their new Gold Cadillac and begin to understand racism...
The Sign of the Beaver
A young teenage boy must survive alone in a wilderness cabin while he waits for his family to return.
Leveled Readers
Abe Lincoln’s Hat
A collection of interesting facts and stories from the life of Abraham Lincoln.
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad
Young Quaker boy Allen Jay must decide if he is going to help an escaped slave or turn him in.
Aunt Clara Brown
A freed slave heads west to Colorado to start a new life and try to find her daughter sold away...
Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express
The story of Buffalo Bill and his life as a rider on the famed Pony Express.
Casey Jones
A biography of Casey Jones, a famous railroad engineer who was always on time.
Cesar Chavez
A fascinating biography of Cesar Chavez, activist for equal working rights during the Great Depression.
Chang’s Paper Pony
Young Chang has come to California from China during the Gold Rush and hopes to own a horse one day.
Clara and the Book Wagon
A story based on the USA's first "bookmobile," a free traveling library cart.
Clouds of Terror
Two young Minnesota children help save their family farm after an unexpected plague of grasshoppers almost destroys their land.
Cornstalks and Cannonballs
The story of how the people of Lewes, Delaware came together to defeat the English Navy during the War of...
Advanced Readers
Children of the Longhouse
A young Indian boy tries to keep the peace after outing another tribe's plan to raid a neighboring village.
Finding Langston
The story of a young African-American boy who moves from Alabama to Chicago with his father during the Great Migration.
Holes
Stanley Yelnats tries to break a family curse by digging out the truth at a detention center called Camp Green...
Inside Out and Back Again
A young Vietnamese girl moves with her family to Alabama to escape the Vietnam conflict of the 1970s.
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
Based on the true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler wandering away from his Boy Scout Trap in the rugged mountains...
McBroom’s Wonderful One-Acre Farm
Josh McBroom and his huge family settle on an Iowa farm that he learns has 80 acres stacked on top...
Merci Suarez Changes Gears
A Florida sixth grader finds herself torn between her deep Hispanic family roots and the world of her elite Florida...
Naya Nuki
A young Shoshone girl who was captured by a rival Indian tribe makes a harrowing escape to her homeland.
Shiloh
Young Marty falls in love with a dog named Shiloh and tries to save him from his abusive owner.
Stella By Starlight
An African-American girl living in segregated North Carolina deals with racial tensions and fears of the Klu Klux Klan.