Boston and the State of Massachusetts: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know (Arcadia Kids) - Softcover

Boehm Jerome, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439600996 ISBN 13: 9781439600993

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2011

Synopsis

DO YOU KNOW
HOW one Boston building provides a daily weather
forecast?
(Hint: If you know the poem you can crack the code!)
WHAT popular spot in the city was once used for such
things as livestock grazing and public hangings?
(Hint: It's been public property for a long time!)
Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know
--an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet! Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational."

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Review:

Title: Boston Smarts Without Pain
Author: Patricia Harris
Publisher: The Boston Globe
Date: 6/17/2011

As you've no doubt heard, the National Center for Education Statistics has concluded that students score lower on proficiency tests in U.S. history than any other subject. That's all the more reason to take them on trips where they might get excited about what happened long ago. Meanwhile, if you'd like to sneak a little history into your kids' summer vacation, the new book Boston and the State of Massachusetts: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know by Kate Boehm Jerome (Arcadia Publishing, $9.99) might be a good place to start. The slim volume is geared toward ages 7 to 11 and mixes an upbeat style and colorful illustrations with lots of fun facts. Most adults probably don't know how many chests of tea the patriots dumped into Boston Harbor in 1773 (342). But most of us might recall the height of Fenway Park's Green Monster, right? (It's 37 feet). The fun series also covers a number of other cities, including Austin, San Antonio, Chicago, and Philadelphia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1439600996
• ISBN 13: 9781439600993
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48