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Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of this state composed of two peninsulas more or less surrounded by Great Lakes water.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the geography, history, people, economy, and environment of Illinois.

An introduction to the history, geography, important people, and interesting sites of Illinois.

In 1836, Joshua and his family travel as pioneers into Illinois, where they survive disastrous hardships to establish a prosperous farm of their own.

A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.

Julia, a Korean-American, and her friend Patrick learn about tolerance, friendship, and patience while working together on a project about silkworms.

A boy in Illinois remembers the homefront years of World War II, especially his two heroes--his brother in the Air Force and his father, who fought in the previous war.

Too young to fight in the Civil War with his brothers, Jethro learns to survive harsh winters and backbreaking farmwork.

Gives an overview of the state of Illinois, including its history, geography, people, and living conditions.

Emily moves with her family from Chicago to the country where she is drawn to a mysterious playhouse she finds in the woods, and it is not long before she meets the painted house's sad, lonely inhabitant.

Presents information about the state of Illinois, its nickname, motto, and emblems.

Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing Illinois's official symbols, including its seal, flag, flower, and tree.

It isn't that Abby Carson can't do her schoolwork. She just doesn't like doing it.

Relates the surprising gifts bestowed on twelve-year-old Bob Barnhart and his family, who have recently moved to a small Illinois town in 1958, by their larger-than-life neighbor, Mrs.

When the Depression hits in Cairo, Illinois, and Oscar Ogilvie's father must sell their home and vast model train set-up to look for work in California, eleven-year-old Oscar is left with his dour aunt, where he befriends a mysterious drifter, witnesses a stunning bank robbery, and is suddenly catapulted onto a train that takes him to a different time and place.