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1) One Kansas farmer: a Kansas number book

Author

Scillian, Devin

Series

America by the Numbers

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Following the success of S is for Sunflower: A Kansas Alphabet, husbandand- wife author team Devin and Corey Scillian join illustrator Doug Bowles in another rousing state tribute. One Kansas Farmer: A Kansas Number Book 'counts out' an entertaining and educational travelogue of the state's history, geography, famous people, and places. Topics include the dancing prairie chickens and the invention of the microchip. Corey and Devin Scillian are graduates...

2) S is for sunflower: a Kansas alphabet

Author

Scillian, Devin

Series

Discover America State by State

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Nicknamed the 'world's breadbasket,' the contributions from the great state of Kansas reverberate far beyond its borders. Kansas has given us leaders in politics (Dwight D. Eisenhower), aviation (Amelia Earhart); and sports (Wilt Chamberlain); leads our nation in wheat production; and fuels our Hollywood image of the wild West (Dodge City). From A-Z, S is for Sunflower explores the broad plain of history and people that make up the state of Kansas....

3) Green city: how one community survived a tornado and rebuilt for a sustainable future

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"The story of Greensburg, Kansas, a town that rebuilt completely green after a deadly tornado"--

4) Moon over Manifest

Author

Vanderpool, Clare

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Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, Playaway/Launchpad

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Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out some things about his past.

5) Twister on Tuesday

Author

Osborne, Mary Pope

Series

Magic tree house. Original series volume 23

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When Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie in search of "something to learn," they gain an understanding of how hard life was for pioneers and they experience the terror of a tornado.

6) Sharice's big voice: a native kid becomes a congresswoman

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This inspiring picture book autobiography tells the remarkable story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.

7) Kansas Jayhawks ABCs and 1-2-3s

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Authors, Various

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Kansas Jayhawks ABCs and 1-2-3s is an alphabet and counting book that teaches kids ages 2-7 about The University of Kansas. Big Jay, the Kansas Jayhawks mascot, guides the child reader through the book, teaching numbers, letters, colors, and points of interest at KU. For example A is for Allen Fieldhouse, KU's legendary basketball arena. B is for Blue, one of the school colors, and L is for Lawrence, the Jayhawks' hometown. In addition to colorful...

8) Roundy and Friends: Kansas City

Author

Varela, Andres

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SoccerTowns is the story of a group of friends who travel and learn about the towns where soccer is played around the world. It starts in the United States and Canada and in the future it will go to many other places. We hope kids around the world enjoy it! This is the second book of the series.