Resources – Iowa
Book List
- Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora
- Creekfinding: A True Story by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
- McBroom’s Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales by Sid Fleischman
- Cora Frear: A True Story by Susan E. Goodman
- H is for Hawkeye: An Iowa Alphabet by Patricia A. Pierce
- Numbers in a Row: An Iowa Number Book by Patricia A. Pierce
- Farming by Gail Gibbons
- Two Scarlet Songbirds: A Story of Anton Dvorak by Carole Lexa Schaefer
- Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express by Margaret K. Wetterer
- American Gothic: The Life of Grant Wood by Susan Wood
- Grant and Tillie Go Walking by Monica Kulling
- Animals of Iowa! by Hope Aicher and My Incredible World
- Good Night Iowa by Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper
- The Kid Who Changed the World by Andy Andrews
- Iowa: A Photographic Journey by Clint Farlinger and Mike Whye
- The Luck of the Buttons by Anne Ylvisaker
- Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
- The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill
- Bird by Crystal Chan
- Blue Jasmine by Kashmira Sheth
- Mary Ingalls on Her Own by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
- Squashed by Joan Bauer
- The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson)
- Hero for the Hungry: The Life and Work of Norman Borlaug by Peggy Thomas
- The Official John Wayne Handy Book for Boys: Essential Skills and Fun Activities for Adventurous, Self-Reliant Kids by James Ellis
Recommended Supplies
Below are the supplies used for this project.
- Mixed media paper (9 x 12)
- Colored paper (farmland colors + white)
- Gouache paints, watercolor, and/or markers
- Brush (small round and large flat)
- Water cup and paper towel
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Black marker or pen
- Cotton swab
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