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

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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.

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!

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.

This is my fovorite book of the series, I like the art subjects a little better than the N.H. book, but it is great too. This really tells you a lot about the state and the art is so nice I want to cut out the pages and hang them on the wall. It uses ryme, yet ends up giving you more of a feel for what Vermont is all about than many other larger books like travel guides. These books in this series are a great way to teach kids about the states.