Exploring the 50 States
People...Places...History. Find out more about each of the 50 States as you travel across the US...region by region.
Library Resources (Reference and Nonfiction):
Encyclopedias (World Book and Compton's - start here for basic background information)
Biographies - B (search the OPAC by the last name of the person you're researching)
Nonfiction - State books begin at 974 and are all grouped by regions. (search the Library Catalog by the name of your state)
Internet Resources:
provides basic facts about
each of the states in the Union and Washington, D.C. (http://www.ipl.org.ar/youth/stateknow/)
50 States and Capitals Contains links to sites containing information about each of the 50 states. (http://www.50states.com)
FirstGov for Kids: State Websites Links to the Kids Sites for each of the 50 States from Alabama to Wyoming.
World
Book Online - Start
your research here to get some basic information about your topic. (Please
ask your librarian for your Login ID and Password.) (http://www.worldbookonline.com/)
Created
by Barbara Swetits
Last updated 08/08/2006