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Michigan

Raatma, Lucia. Book - 2008 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.1 out of 5

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How did Michigan get its name? -- Land : Great Lakes and wild weather, trumpeter swans, and wildlife conservation -- The first Michiganders : Moundbuilders and dream catchers, canoe-making, and village life -- Exploration and settlement : missions at Sault Ste. Marie and the Straits of Mackinac, the fur trade, and freedom from Great Britain -- Growth and change : fighting the War of 1812 and becoming a state, the Underground Railroad, and facing Civil War -- More modern times : ending the Great Depression and fighting World War II, labor unions, and the great migration -- People : big cities and small towns, how Michiganders talk and eat, singers and writers, artists and athletes -- Government : legislature in Lansing, youth in government, and the state flag and seal -- Economy : running farms and making breakfast cereal, building cars, and booming business -- Travel guide : the upper and lower peninsulas, museums, and Mackinac Island.

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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

History submitted by tshish on August 9, 2015, 12:46am Great info on our state.

great submitted by poptart887 on August 28, 2016, 8:45am book about our state

Good submitted by andye on August 4, 2019, 2:16pm I liked the book

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SERIES
America, the beautiful.



PUBLISHED
New York : Children's Press, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 144 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 1010

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0531185621
9780531185629

SUBJECTS
Michigan.