| K Is for Keystone: A Pennsylvania Alphabet Contributor(s): Kane, Kristen (Author), Knorr, Laura (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1585361046 ISBN-13: 9781585361045 Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: Illustrated by Laura Knorr Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water, Gettysburg, Ben Franklin's inventions, the Liberty Bell -- there is so much to learn about Pennsylvania's history and geography. "K is for Keystone" is a wonderful introduction to many of Pennsylvania's unique features for readers young and old. "E is for Easton "The word Crayola(c) comes from the French word craie (chalk) and the first part of the word oleaginous (an oily paraffin wax). In 1903 cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith created an overnight success with their Crayola(c) crayons made for school use. Seventy-five years later Crayola(c) markers were produced. The Crayola(c) FACTORY in Easton, Pennsylvania, includes a hands-on discovery center and offers demonstrations that show how crayons and markers are made." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Alphabet - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States |
| Dewey: 974.8 |
| LCCN: 2002014404 |
| Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 11.38" W x 9.24" (1.01 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 69307 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |