Resources – New York
Book List
- E Is For Empire: A New York Alphabet by Ann Burg
- The Erie Canal by Peter Spier
- Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers by Karen B. Winnick
- Mirette and Bellini Cross Niagara Falls by Emily Arnold McCully
- Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber
- Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares
- Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers
- Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
- The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift
- Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet
- This Is New York by Miroslav Sasek
- This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth by Sean Rubin
- Little Naturalists: Teddy Roosevelt Loved the Outdoors by Kate Coombs
- My Little Golden Book About Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Shana Corey
- Eleanor by Barbara Cooney
- Just Being Jackie by Margaret Cardillo
- God Bless America: The Story of an Immigrant Named Irving Berlin by Adah Nuchi
- The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr
- Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac
- My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
- The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
- A Kids’ Guide to Hamilton the Musical by Amanda Bjerkan Hennessy
- The Story of Alexander Hamilton: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers by Christine Platt MA
- Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Theodore Roosevelt: An American Original by Janet Benge and Geoff Benge
- Who Was Franklin Roosevelt? by Margaret Frith and Who HQ
- Who Was Babe Ruth? by Joan Holub and Who HQ
- Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery by Russell Freedman
Recommended Supplies
Below are the supplies used for this project.
- Watercolor paper (9 x 12)
- Printed line drawing of the Statue of Liberty
- Painter’s tape or masking tape
- Dark and light green oil pastel
- Watercolor paints
- Paintbrush (medium flat and small round)
- A cup of water
- Paper towels
- Window or light source (for tracing)
- Pencil
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