B Is For Bluegrass: A Kentucky Alphabet Edition 1. (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) (Hardcover)

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Product Description
Mary Ann McCabe Riehle offers readers, young and old, the opportunity to take a horseback ride through the rich history and beautiful landscape of the Bluegrass State. From A to Z, McCabe Riehle's rhyming verse and interesting sidebar text will impart unique facts about Kentucky's spirited heritage, while Wes Burgiss' colorful illustrations are the next best thing to actually spending a week or two exploring the great state yourself.

About the Author
Wes Burgiss holds a BFA degree from Transylvania University as well as a BFA degree from the Ringling School of Art and Design. He began his professional career in advertising as an art director in the creative department, where he quickly worked his way up. After working as executive creative director for several agencies, he founded his own advertising agency. Today, Wes continues his marketing efforts with Eyemagination, a new self-owned company that offers branding and marketing expertise to corporations of all sizes. He also enjoys his role as Director of Marketing Services for Bellarmine University. Happily married and the father of two children, Wes lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press; 1 edition (November 12, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585360562
• ISBN-13: 978-1585360567
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.1 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 (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #429,198 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The Discover America State by State Series.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a find!, December 5, 2002

By	Erin Oakes (Somerset, KY United States) - See all my reviews

I am a library media specialist from Kentucky and I have been waiting for a book like this for a long time. The illustrations are beautiful and the text is very informative and fun to read. My students really enjoyed hearing selections from this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for Classrooms!, December 1, 2003

By	jennydamoocher "jennydamoocher" (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This is a remarkable book that really helps with the Kentucky Unit required in the 4th grade. I am a 4th grade teacher and have used this book to illustrate and introduce concepts. Its best used a page at a time - not to be sat down and read to everyone. I cannot say enough about this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, April 29, 2006

By	Amy Wright (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I collect children's books, as well as literature about and from Kentucky. What a perfect addition to my library! I was mesmerized by the beautiful illustrations. I am waiting for a baby I know to get a little bigger as he still eats his board book pages, but when he can look at picture books like this one, I will get him his own copy!