
K is for Keystone
A Pennsylvania Alphabet
Kristen Kane(Author)
Sleeping Bear Press
Published on 1. January 2003
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-58536-104-5 (ISBN)
Description
Illustrated by Laura Knorr Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water, Gettysburg, Ben Franklin's inventions, the Liberty Bell -- there is so much to learn about Pennsylvania's history and geography. "K is for Keystone" is a wonderful introduction to many of Pennsylvania's unique features for readers young and old. "E is for EastonA town where you can see, The birthplace of crayons and markers, In the Crayola(c)FACTORY." "The word Crayola(c)comes from the French word craie (chalk) and the first part of the word oleaginous (an oily paraffin wax). In 1903 cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith created an overnight success with their Crayola(c)crayons made for school use. Seventy-five years later Crayola(c)markers were produced. The Crayola(c)FACTORY in Easton, Pennsylvania, includes a hands-on discovery center and offers demonstrations that show how crayons and markers are made."
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
KY
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 289 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
458 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58536-104-5 (9781585361045)
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Persons
Kristen Kane is a native Pennsylvanian. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Penn State University, where she served as Student Editor for the College of Education's student newsletter. Her years spent teaching in the classroom led her to create K is for Keystone: A Pennsylvania Alphabet. She wrote this book to introduce even the littlest learners to Pennsylvania's history, geography, and culture. Kristen has been published in the professional journal Teaching K-8, and has conducted educational workshops for elementary school teachers. She lives in Indiana, Pennsylvania with her husband and their children.