Celebrating New York
Written by Marion Dane Bauer
Illustrated by C. B. Canga
Mr. Geo is on the move again in Celebrating New York. This time he is taking a trip to the state of New York. On this visit, he goes to Times Square, the Statue of Liberty and Niagara Falls, just to mention a few places. He even goes to the 86th floor, which happens to be the top, of the Empire State building. Many people think of New York City as just a bunch of buildings and skyscrapers, but Mr. Geo shows us that is not the case with Central Park being right the middle of Manhattan. This park takes up several city blocks with carousels, horseback riding, museums and even a zoo. How’s that for city living? Even the site of the World Trade Center is mentioned, along with the new construction of the One World Trade Center.
Celebrating New York is loaded with fun facts and illustrations of not only New York City, but other parts of the state, too.
While written for fourth grade reading, other elementary grades would also enjoy this book. There is also a page of activities, at the end of the book as well. Geography, history and fun trivia facts about the state of New York are all covered in this one book. The author has also included a glossary page as well. Students will develop further reading skills by using Mr. Geo’s trip as a jump start to some further research and discovery of the state.
Title: Celebrating New York- Author: Marion Dane Bauer
- Illustrator: C. B. Canga
- Publisher: Sandpiper Publishing
- Reviewer: Cheri Liddy
- Paperback: 36 pages
- ISBN: 978-0-547-89781-3
- Genre: geography, history
