Resources – Illinois
Book List
- L Is for Lincoln: An Illinois Alphabet by Kathy-jo Wargin
- Journey to Cahokia: A Boy’s Visit to the Great Mound City by Albert Lorenz
- Saving Strawberry Farm by Deborah Hopkinson
- W is for Windy City: A Chicago City Alphabet by Steven L. Layne
- Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Davis
- The House that Jane Built: A Story About Jane Addams by Tanya Lee Stone
- Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire
- Abe Lincoln’s Hat by Martha Brenner
- Animals of Illinois! by Hope Aicher and My Incredible World
- Good Night Illinois by Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper
- Willie and the All-Stars by Floyd Cooper
- Who Was Walt Disney? by Whitney Stewart and Who HQ
- I am Walt Disney by Brad Meltzer
- Jean Baptiste The Founder Of The Windy City: “The True Story of the Black Pioneer Who Founded Chicago” by Lyric Aurel Angel
- I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis
- Oh, Brother! by Ken Stark
- Extra Credit by Andrew Clements
- A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
- Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
- Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
- Stella Díaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez
- Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
Recommended Supplies
Below are the supplies used for this project.
- Watercolor paper (9×12)
- Watercolor paint
- Brush (large flat brush and optional small round brush)
- Cup of water and paper towel
- Painter’s or masking tape
- Pencil or charcoal pencil
- Extra fine tip black marker
- Cotton swab or blending stump
- Salt (optional)
- “Fog” poem from resource packet
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