In the meantime, I wanted to share with you a book and accompanying TV show on the History Channel that maybe you have not seen. It's called How the States Got Their Shapes and it's based on the book with the same name by Mark Stein. The show was a special we caught one time while channel surfing and they ended up turning it into a series. This is a gem of a show! Run now to set your DVRs for this one. All of our kids enjoy it and the host, Brian Unger is pretty funny.
Since they keep quoting the author on the show, I finally sought to get the book at the library. So far E12 has read it and loved it and R11 is working on it now. |
We record this show regularly now (along with the Price Is Right...don't ask!) and we love to watch it as a family. We learn lots of tidbits about the states and how they ended up with the borders they have. Some of them will surprise you!
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I didn't know that the show was based on a book. Thank you for sharing that with me. I will definitely be checking for it at our library!
I forgot to mention that a second book was just published some time this year called, How the States Got Their Shapes, Too and is all about the people involved.
Heather
OH! I recorded this :)
Hi, Just found your blog :) Im a HS mom to a 14 year old :) *Following you as well :)
Nice to meet you
*Renee
Hi Renee! Thanks for reading!
Heather
We love this show about the states! I'll have to see if our library has the book. My kids also love the Price is Right, but I blame that on my Dad, he got them started off on that tangent. They also watch the weather channel every day, which is kind of a mystery to me, but I'm sure they're learning something!
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