Georgia: Facts and Symbols (The States and Their Symbols)
Worth buying if: You use state-symbol readings in elementary social studies lessons.
Skip it if: You want in-depth Georgia history beyond symbols and short facts.
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Summary
Emily McAuliffe’s Georgia: Facts and Symbols (Scholastic Library Pub, 1999) introduces the Peach State’s flag, brown thrasher, Cherokee rose and landmarks in 24 kid-friendly pages with clear captions and classroom-ready facts.
Why this book now
Teachers and librarians revisiting U.S. state studies will find McAuliffe’s compact Georgia entry useful for quick lessons on state emblems and local history.
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- You use state-symbol readings in elementary social studies lessons.
- You collect Scholastic Library Pub’s kid-focused state reference books.
- When you seek historical richness, the scenes are sensory and immediate.
- You want in-depth Georgia history beyond symbols and short facts.
- You need a primary-source atlas or long-form cultural analysis of Georgia.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780531118016
Worth buying if: You use state-symbol readings in elementary social studies lessons.
Skip it if: You want in-depth Georgia history beyond symbols and short facts.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Quick Easy to move through
At 24 pages, this is a brief, 10–20 minute read suitable for circle time, a quick library checkout, or a single-classroom activity.
What stands out here
This 1999 Scholastic Library Pub edition emphasizes clear photographs and labels of Georgia’s official symbols—flag, bird, flower and seal—designed for classroom use.
Best way to approach it
Skim by symbol or use page-per-topic for lesson plans; read aloud to children and pair pages with a map or craft about the peach, thrasher, or Cherokee rose.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780531118016
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