America+Is

__America Is...__ by Louise Borden; illustrated by Stacey Schuett; published 2002

Summary: Tour America with verse and illustrations. Enjoy the rhyming texts and colorful pictures. Each verse exemplifies a different aspect of life in America.

Activities: Write poetry about America. Acrostic poem using the word America, or the name of the specific location.

Locate the actual site referred to in each poem on a U.S. map or atlas. Show the locations compared to Indiana on a U.S. map, review basic directions and climate or geographical differences.

Read or use nonfiction books about the places included in the book. Web Links:[|Poetry Idea Enine]

[|Geonet - Kid's Place]

[|The U.S.A. Quiz]

[|Stacey Schuett Website]

