Virginia: What's So Great about This State? by Kate Jerome

Virginia: What's So Great about This State? by Kate Jerome

This fun, colorful, easy-to-read book for children ages 7-11 features vivid full-color images of local landmarks geography and teaches kids about Virginia.

Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational. DO YOU KNOW... WHAT famous swim draws national attention each year to Chincoteague Island? (Hint: Think "dog paddle" with hooves!) WHICH office building in Virginia is one of the world's largest? (Think about the number of sides--not stories!) Find these answers and more in the Virginia edition of What's So Great About This State?

Kate Boehm Jerome is passionate in writing educational books for children. Jerome has dedicated his life to creating educational programs for children. She made the switch to full-time writing in 2001 after 15 years in educational publishing. Since then, her original voice and unique perspectives have inspired her to write and direct hundreds of children's books in a variety of series. Jerome's books have won Teacher's Choice and Children's Book Council awards, and her latest series, Awesome Stuff Every Kid Should Know (Arcadia, 2010), is already getting positive feedback from the very people who inspire her the most--mommy bloggers!