After hearing the book and analyzing it as an example of a well-crafted
alphabet book, Mrs. Gillooly's third and fourth grade multiage classroom
students authored and illustrated an alphabet book about the states
they'd been studying. In addition to a paragraph about their state's
topic, they included a brief rhyme and illuminated the letter on their
information pages.
Kauai is one of the eight main
islands of Hawaii. Kauai called the "Garden Island"
because it is very green and has beautiful flowers. Hawaii is
made up of 132 islands.
Kauai is an island
in the middle of the sea.
What a beautiful place to be!
Gillian
The Statue of Liberty was
a gift from France in 1884. Over one million people visit the
Statue of Liberty each year. It is in the New York Harbor.
The Statue of Liberty
shines her light over the sea.
Richard
Yellowstone is a national
park. It has geysers like Old Faithful. Old Faithful blows
up every half hour. It also has tall mountains, beautiful
lakes, and wild animals.
Geysers spray
and spit all day.
Whitney
JaZZZZZ - Louisiana is famous
for its jazz. Jazz was started in New Orleans. Louis Armstrong
is a famous jazz musician.
If you hear the trumpet sound
on high,
you might see Louis go by.