| PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN |
| The Important Book about the Fifty States. The students created books about the 50 Nifty States. Each child's book had fun and important facts that they found on each state. |
| DID YOU KNOW... |
| In Utah, Rainbow Bridge is the largest natural stone bridge in the world. |
| In 1837 John Deere invented the steer plow in Grand Detour, Illinois. |
| Maine sees the sun rise first in the USA. |
| Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, Maryland |
| The first airplane flight was made in 1903 in North Carolina. |
| South Dakota is the Coyote State. |
| Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. |
| Florida has over 30,000 lakes. More than any other state. |
| Michigan's Cereal Bowl of America, Battle Creek, produces the most cereal in the U.S. |
| The first JCPenny store was opened in Wyoming. |
| The professional baseball team in Georgia is the Atlanta Braves. |
| In Idaho law forbids a citizen to give another citizen a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds. |
| The state song on Connecticut is Yankee Doodle. |
| Oregon is called the Beaver State. |
| The first successful parachute jump to be made from a moving plane was made by Captain Berry in 1912, at St. Louis, Missouri |
| More than 85 percent of New Hampshire is covered with forests. |
| Pennsylvania's state dog is the Great Dane. |
| In Minnesota there are towns called Dinkytown and Ham Lake. |
| Delaware state bug is the Lady Bug. |
| Vermont's nickname is the Green Mountain State. |
| Massachusetts held the first World Series in 1903: The Boston Pilgrims vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Less rain falls in Nevada than any other state. |
| Kentucky has the largest underground cave in the world. It is over 300 miles long. |
| The state Rhode Island could fit in Alaska 425 times. |
| The Raggedy Ann doll was created by Marcella Gruelle in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1914. |