Resources – Kentucky
Book List
- B is for Bluegrass by Mary Ann McCabe Riehle
- D is for Derby by Helen L. Wilbur
- Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explorer by Heather Henson
- Perfect Timing: How Isaac Murphy Became One of the World’s Greatest Jockeys by Patsi Trolling
- Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby by Crystal Hubbard
- The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills
- That Book Woman by Heather Henson
- Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett by Steven Kellog
- Animals of Kentucky! by Hope Aicher and My Incredible World
- Little Naturalists: John James Audubon Painted Birds by Kate Coombs
- The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon by Jacqueline Davies
- Audubon’s Birds of America Coloring Book by John James Audubon
- Blue Grass Boy: The Story of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass Music by Barb Rosenstock
- Danger at Sand Cave by Candice Ransom
- Daniel Boone: Woodsman of Kentucky by John Paul Zronik
- Kentucky: A Photographic Journey by Linda Doane
- Henry Clay: The Great Compromiser by Michael Burgan
- Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker: The Unlikely Friendship of Elizabeth Keckley and Mary Todd Lincoln by Lynda Jones
- Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky by Kathi Appelt
- Mary on Horseback by Rosemary Wells
- River Runs Deep by Jennifer Bradbury
- Schoolhouse in the Woods by Rebecca Caudill
- Chasing Red Bird by Sharon Creech
- Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Trouble Don’t Last by Shelley Pearsall
- Saving Wonder by Mary Knight
- Dream of Night by Heather Henson
Recommended Supplies
Below are the supplies used for this project.
- Black construction paper or black mixed media paper
- Gouache paints (white, gray, brown, yellow ochre, muted blues and greens)
- Small and medium paintbrushes
- Water cup
- Paper towel or cloth for blotting
- Palette or tray for mixing
- Optional: white colored pencil or chalk for sketching first
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