Celebrating Colorado

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 8, 2016

Review

This 50 States to Celebrate is all things Coloradan. Once more, everyone's favorite geography teacher, Mr. Geo is hitting lots of interesting places in the red state. Who knew that one could sand surf on the gigantic dunes at Great Sands Dune National Park and Preserve and downhill ski in the winter in Aspen, Vail, Telluride and other fabulous ski spots. He visits the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and tours the Denver Broncos stadium. This 36 page offering packs in tons of information and the illustrations of Mr. Geo and his activites complement the text well. "Did you know?" captions bring even more facts to young readers. Words in bold are defined in the glossary at the end of the book along with fast facts, dates in history and activities readers can undertake to be sure that they have retained what they have read. This would fit the bill for a first to fourth grader who is tasked with doing a report on states or history. Add this one to your 50 States to Celebrate collection.

Overall Book Score: very good