Easy-to-read text with bright, full color photographs brings Colorado to young students. Presented in a simple, easily understandable, "scrapbook" format, kids will truly enjoy opening this travelogue-like book. This 48-page book is filled with current state facts and statistical data. Important historical information segues to up-to-date details on cities, economics, geography, and climate. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
A broad sample of fiction and nonfiction, science, history, biography, poetry, essays and children's stories selected by four longtime Colorado residents.
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Describes the geography, industries, history, government, people, arts, and sports of the state of Colorado.
Olden Times in Colorado
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Additionally, the book is filled with photographs, making Colorado: The Highest State a fantastic text for middle and high school Colorado history courses.
A History of the Centennial State, Fourth Edition Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, Thomas J. Noel ... Gregory J. Hobbs Jr., “To See the Mountains: Restoring Colorado's Clean and Healthy Air,” University of Colorado Law Review 75: 2 ...
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These objects reveal how Colorado has evolved over time, allowing readers to draw multiple connections among periods, places, and people. Collectively, the essays offer a treasure trove of historical insight and unforgettable detail.
The Colorado Directory of Mines: Containing a Description of the Mines and Mills, and the Mining and Milling Corporations of...