What's Great about South Dakota?

From the Series Our Great States

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

What’s so great about South Dakota? Readers will build skills to identify and summarize the top ten sites to see or things to do in the Mount Rushmore State. We’ll explore South Dakota’s national memorials, charming cities, historic landmarks, and fascinating history. The South Dakota by Map feature helps students locate all the places covered in the book. A special section provides key state details such as the state motto, capital, population, animals, foods, and more. Take a fun-filled tour of all there is to discover in South Dakota.

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978-1-4677-7758-2
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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Social Studies
Copyright 2015
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2015-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF038100, JNF058000
Dewey 978.3
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 750
Guided Reading Level Q
ATOS Reading Level 4.6
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 171142
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Mary Meinking

Mary Meinking is a graphic designer by day and writes and illustrates books for children at night. Her articles have been published in a dozen different children’s magazines. She lives in Iowa with her family.

Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!

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Reviews

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“In an innovative change from most state sets, these books are lively travel guides to each state’s top 10 kid-friendly places….[These books] introduce kids to the magic of travel and offer them a look at some of the United States’s most interesting places.”―School Library Journal, Series Made Simple