I recently spotted this book by M.P. Hueston in the library and knew immediately that it would be great for us to read. We are currently working our way through the fifty states, and any book that mentions the states and makes geography fun is perfect for our studies.
This book mentions many states and geographical regions and associates them with silly dances like the Boston Tea Party dance for Massachusetts, the Brooklyn Boogie for New York, and the Lubbock Line Dance for Texas.
We sat with our map of the United States and C and R took turns pointing out the different states mentioned as we read the book. This was a great review of the states we have already studied, and also a great introduction to a few states that we have not studied yet.
The rhyming text makes the book fun to read and we loved the state specific illustrations too. My only complaint is that Massachusetts (our home state) was lacking any significant illustrations; the page features a young girl dancing with a tea kettle. I know the tea kettle signifies the Boston Tea Party, but I would have loved to see a few geographical details or state symbols. For example, the Maine page has a picture of a lobster, a lighthouse, and a fishing boat.
Overall, we were very happy with the book and I definitely recommend checking it out.
6 comments:
This does sound like a neat book! Shame about Massachusetts, though...
Anything that links learning to dancing is good enough for me and a bonus for the girls!!! Thanks for sharing!!
It does sound cute. I love books like that.
Dancing through the states sounds like a fun idea, and that looks like a very cute book.
I wonder if those dances are real and could be looked up on youtube... Sounds like a very interesting book!
I am going to check that one out!
I love state books too!
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