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This book is an adventure story that pulls in the reader.Four kids and a TV talk show host are stuck in a runaway hot air balloon and as they travel around the state, readers try to figure out where they are based on the geographical features glimpsed from above and clues from the characters' conversations.Students get one point for every correct answer.Excellent for a classroom game, school-wide competition or individual reading.This is a great geography skill-builder + encourages research, map reading and more.Free teacher's guide gives specific suggestions and instructions on how to get max educational value from this book.Put this title high on your list! ... Read more

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Our alphabet journey takes us next to the charming state of Rhode Island in R is for Rhode Island Red: A Rhode Island Alphabet.It may be our smallest state but its presence is unmistakable - rich in history, breathtaking beauty, and famous for its neighborhoods filled with character.

With every turned page readers will be treated to Rhode Island's incredible scenery and have their many questions answered about our thirteenth state.Rhode Island has how many miles of coastline?The breathtaking beauty of Block Island is one of the state's how many islands?Readers will also learn how Rhode Island native Samuel Slater started the American Industrial Revolution, and what the quahog is. ... Read more

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Great Learning Tool
This is a great children's book, and I have purchased many as gifts for friends and family.The illustrations are works of art, and not only does it teach the ABC's but the popular history of Rhode Island itself.Wonderful, wonderful book!Highly recommended.
MK

Little Rhody!
It's difficult to give my daughter a taste of RI while living in CA.This book is wonderful at helping to make her a Rhode Islander!Not only are the illustrations beautiful, but the content is informative as well.I even learned some things, and I lived in RI my whole life!

Great Book!
This book is great for all ages...I bought it for a 5 month old..and his Mom just loves it..my grandson also has one and loves it... great price too! ... Read more

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Surveys the people, geography, and history of the northeastern state nicknamed "Little Rhody." ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Valley Falls is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. Valley Falls is located in the southern part of Cumberland, Rhode Island and borders the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island,the city of Attleboro, Massachusetts, and the town of Lincoln, RI. The population was 11,599 at the 2000 census. Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway was originally founded in 1839 by Oliver Chace in Valley Falls as a cotton manufacturing company, called the Valley Falls Company. Valley Falls is also the home of the Ann & Hope Mill. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Route 5 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area. Rhode Island borders Connecticut to the west and Massachusetts to the north and east, and it shares a water boundary with New York's Fishers Island to the southwest. ... Read more

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Providence, Rhode Island. History of Providence, Neighborhoods in Providence, Media in Providence, National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island, List of people from Providence, Rhode Island, List of tallest buildings in Providence, Brown University, Community College of Rhode Island, Johnson, Providence College ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Providence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of 2000, the population was 621,602. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Providence County, in the city of Cranston. It is the 93rd most populous county in the United States. Providence County was constituted on June 22, 1703, as the County of Providence Plantations. It consisted of five towns, namely Providence, Warwick, Westerly, Kingstown, and East Greenwich and encompassed territory in present-day Kent and Washington counties. Washington County was split off in 1729, while Kent County was split off in 1750. The town of Cumberland was acquired from Massachusetts and added to Providence County in 1746-47, and the towns of East Providence and Pawtucket were made part of Providence County when the final border with Massachusetts was settled in 1862. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wakefield-Peace Dale is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of South Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States that includes the villages of Peace Dale and Wakefield. The population was 8,468 at the 2000 census.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 mi² (13.2 km²). 4.9 mi² (12.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 mi² (0.6 ²) of it (4.70%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 8,468 people, 3,221 households, and 2,174 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 671.4/km² (1,739.4/mi²). There were 3,385 housing units at an average density of 268.4/km² (695.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.34% White, 2.01% African American, 3.08% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wakefield is a village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and the commercial center of the town. Together with the village of Peace Dale, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island.The Wakefield village center along Main Street (old Boston Post Road) between Belmont Avenue and Columbia Street was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as Wakefield Historic District. The district is significant for being an early commercial and industrial center. The district includes 53 properties over an area of 400 acres and also includes Kenyon's Department Store, which is separately listed on the National Register. ... Read more