P is for Peace Garden: A North Dakota Alphabet (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) [Hardcover]

Roxane Salonen (Author), Joanna Yardley (Illustrator)

Book Description

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

Our alphabet journey takes us next to North Dakota, the home to such wide-eyed wonders as bison, mosasaurs and the Red River. Look to the North Dakota skies for a bald eagle or to the horizon for a wild prairie rose, the state flower. Every letter in the alphabet is another chapter in this land rich with history, people, and nature. But no matter where children look in P is for Peace Garden, they're sure to find the singular treasures-from Knepfla soup to the peace gardens-that make North Dakota what it is.

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About the Author

In second grade, Roxane handed her teacher a handmade "book," bound by staples. After quietly reading it, Miss Larsen said, "You should write books someday." Some 30 years later, the planting of those seeds has taken root. P is for Peace Garden is Roxane's first children's book and takes readers on a rhyming alphabet tour of North Dakota, where Roxane and her family currently reside.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press; 1 edition (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585361429
• ISBN-13: 978-1585361427
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 11.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,085,694 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 Fine Tribute to the Peace Garden State!, July 15, 2005

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Simon Barz (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: P is for Peace Garden: A North Dakota Alphabet (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) (Hardcover)

Roxane Salonen brings a depth of love and compassion to the beauty and complexity of North Dakota, the peace garden state. This book is a perfect gift for anyone who has spent time in this lovely state.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars P is For Peace Garden: Not Just For Children, July 18, 2008

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Laurelnd "Kimsmom" (Bismarck, ND United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: P is for Peace Garden: A North Dakota Alphabet (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) (Hardcover)

Having grown up in North Dakota then moved back in mid-life, I wondered what a book in a series of state alphabet books would do with my memories. I was delighted. It invokes everything from the beautiful state flower, the prairie rose, to our bison, badlands, and of course, the International Peace Garden, with its chapel, the only building that straddles an international border. The illustrations are stunning, and the rhymes will be fun for kids, and not too silly for adults. This one's a keeper. Buy two, give one away, and keep one for yourself!