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The popular Rookie Books expand their horizons - to all corners of the globe! With this series all about geography, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, and habitats around the world…and right in their own backyards. ... Read more

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Rookie, indeed...
Although you can't tell it from the product description, this is a TINY book, a few inches square, and written on about the third grade level.I threw it in the wastebasket. ... Read more

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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

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Provides an overview of the state of South Carolina, covering its history, geography, economy, people, and points of interest. ... Read more

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An overview of the history, geography, and living conditions of South Carolina. ... Read more

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Put kids on the road to discovery with the series that brings the United States to life, state by exciting state. It's all here - the history and geography, the people and culture, plus colorful photos, entertaining extras, easy recipes, and so much more. For an armchair tour of the U.S., from sea to shining sea, nothing beats these marvelous books - except maybe a tour guide! ... Read more

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P is for Palmetto is a collection of evocative pages of watercolor that covers this beautiful southeastern state from A to Z.Carol Crane captures the diverse features of South Carolina with her flowing verse and solid expository text, while, within the images of Mary Whyte, you can almost envision yourself standing in the vast cotton fields and walking along the sandy shores of its stunning coastline.South Carolinians, young and old, will treasure P is for Palmetto and educators will find its two-tiered teaching format extremely useful in their classrooms. ... Read more

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Mainly about the coast of SC
This is a beautifully illustrated book and a lot of fun to read, but I was disappointed in the coverage of the state.Most of the alphabet is about the coast and especially Charleston.There is one letter about the entire upstate of South Carolina and a couple about Columbia. ... Read more

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Describes the history and people of South Carolina from its earliest settlements to statehood in 1788. ... Read more

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A comprehensive study of the many layers of sand, clay, and rock that make up the Palmetto state. Examines the geologic history of the state and lists geology resources and references.
Carolina Rocks contains over 130 pictures, diagrams and maps of geologic features found in South Carolina. Several of the chapters contain lists of sites to visit such as rock outcroppings, waterfalls and fossil digs. The book provides a section listing geology resources such as museums, rock shops, education agencies, science clubs, associations, magazines and books. The glossary contains over 250 terms and the index is detailed with hundreds of entries. ... Read more

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Acapable review of an underpublicized geologic area
I bought this book in Charleston, S.C., the site of the East Coast's biggest earthquake since the Republic was founded.It seems less and less people know that.Likewise, the Carolina Bays seem an increasingly obscure geological phenomenon.This book will cure those gaps in the general public's knowledge and provide an entertaining, competent read at the same time. The State of South Carolina has many other fascinating features, each of which are discussed in a manner that is neither demeaningly simple nor unduly complex.The book could have used more photos, particularly color shots of the state's western areas, many of which are subtle beauty spots the year around. This book is a fine guide, however, and is one of the better state-based geology texts.

Interesting geology, but not a field guide
This book was written by a middle-school science teacher with a doctorate in education.As a lifelong South Carolina resident, I found it interesting and challenging enough for adult readers such as myself, but there are only a moderate number of photos and drawings, and only 5 color plates, plus the front and back covers. The book's strengths, for my purposes, are the lists of the rocks and minerals likely to be found in each region of the state, plus the detailed explanations of how they came to be here; and the fascinating history of the gold rush in South Carolina, which I was unaware had taken place.Other people with other interests might enjoy the chapter on the mysterious "Carolina Bays" or the one about fossils, which is particularly long and detailed. ... Read more