Book Description
This book is an adventure story that pulls in the reader. Four kids and a TV talk show host are stuck in a runaway hot air balloonand as they travel around the state, readers try to figure out where theyare based on the geographical features glimpsed from above and cluesfrom the characters' conversations.Students get one point for everycorrect answer.Excellent for a classroom game, school-wide competitionor individual reading.This is a great geography skill-builder + encouragesresearch, map reading and more.Free teacher's guide gives specificsuggestions and instructions on how to get max educational value fromthis book.Put this title high on your list! ... Read more

Book Description
Illustrated by Doug Bowles

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.

Born a few miles and a few months apart, Corey and Devin Scillian would meet 17 years later at Junction City Senior High School. Both graduates of the University of Kansas, Corey is a ceramic artist and Devin anchors the news for the NBC affiliate in Detroit. Devin's other children's books include Cosmo's Moon, P is for Passport: A World Alphabet, and the national bestseller A is for America: An American Alphabet. The authors live in Michigan with their four children.

A graduate of the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio, Doug Bowles has been a freelance illustrator for 20 years. In addition to Doug's illustrations for children, he enjoys working with a wide range of clients in the advertising, corporate, and editorial communities. His work has been selected many times in the Society of Illustrators West competition, and he has had several gallery showings. Doug lives in Leawood, Kansas, with his wife and two children. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Great Kansas Book!
I recently checked this book out for my daughters from our local library.They loved seeing about all the things that make Kansas great.We enjoyed it so much that I'm purchasing one for us and one to give as a gift to a friend.Very educational for older readers too!

S is for Sunflower
I purchased this book as a gift for the library where my step-daughter works.I enjoy books on Kansas so much I think the local libraries should have as many as possible in their collections. ... Read more