M Is For Maple Syrup: A Vermont Alphabet (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) [Hardcover]

Cynthia Furlong Reynolds (Author), Ginny Joyner (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series

In New England this fall, Vermonters will be welcoming its state alphabet book, titled M is for Maple Syrup. With colorful pages that focus the spotlight on the flora and fauna specific to Vermont (and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream), the book utilizes a two-tiered educational format where the rhyming verse appeals to younger readers and the substantive expository text proves an engaging tool for older students. In Vermont this fall, as it always is L is for Lake Champlain and R is for the Red Clover, H is for the Hermit Thrush and D is for Dairy.

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About the Author

Ginny Joyner began her career as an artist at a very early age, decorating her parents' furniture and walls with her lively crayon drawings. She was told that paper was a more acceptable surface on which to create pictures, and has been pleased to find that people like what she does. She graduated in 1986 from the Rhode Island School of Design, and has been working as a freelance illustrator in Vermont for 12 years. She works primarily in watercolor, pen and ink, and scratchboard, but has been known to paint an occasional wall or piece of furniture. She lives in Colchester, Vermont, with her amazing daughter Lucie; cats Bear, Willow and Mulan; and their Siamese fighting fish.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press; 1 edition (December 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585360309
• ISBN-13: 978-1585360307
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #561,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Way to Discover America, February 27, 2003

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Mrs. Joyce Bell (Ashland City, TN United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: M Is For Maple Syrup: A Vermont Alphabet (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) (Hardcover)

I ordered the series, Discover America State By State for our primary school library. When the books arrived, I couldn't give them up! I had to own them myself! So I paid for this set and ordered the second set for the library. The publishing company claims the books are intended for children ages 4-8 years. However, my husband and I were awed at the beautiful artwork representing each state and the wealth of information to be gained, some obvious, some very trivial but nonetheless interesting. I teach second grade. Many of my students have never been outside our state. What a fantastic way to introduce them to the beauty, contrasts, and wonder of our very own nation! I could spend the whole school year teaching language arts, social studies, and science using this set as my textbook.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book!, March 30, 2003

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This review is from: M Is For Maple Syrup: A Vermont Alphabet (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) (Hardcover)

I am an elementary school teacher and found this book to be a great way to introduce Vermont to my students as part of our fifty states theme unit. We've had fun learning new facts about each of the states and this book, as part of the Discover America Alphabet Series, is an ideal way to share the diversity of our states, their traditions and to learn interesting facts about each one. The pictures in this book are vivid and are great for sharing a special viewpoint of Vermont. The facts are interesting and encourage and promote a child's interest in the state. I highly recommend this book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than an alphabet book, September 4, 2007

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da chef (PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: M Is For Maple Syrup: A Vermont Alphabet (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) (Hardcover)

My 5 yr. old granddaughter requested this book for her birthday! When it can, I, of course, read it through. I like the double format very much. For a young reader there are simple explanations and for a more advanced reader there is more information. It definitely isn't your run-of-the-mill alphabet book. I'm will certainly give her more in this series.