Read Books About New York State!

Picture Books:

Cover of Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

Cover of The Erie Canal Pirates by Eric Kimmel

Cover of The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

The Erie Canal Pirates by Eric Kimmel

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein

For Kids:

Cover of My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Cover of Frozen Summer by Mary Jane Auch

Cover of Don't You Know There's a War On? by Avi

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Frozen Summer by Mary Jane Auch

Don't You Know There's a War On? by Avi

For Teens:

Cover of 145th Street: Short Stories by Walter Dean Myers

Cover of Backwater by Joan Bauer

Cover of Who Will Tell My Brother? by Marlene Carvell

145th Street: Short Stories by Walter Dean Myers

Backwater by Joan Bauer

Who Will Tell My Brother? by Marlene Carvell

For more reading ideas, visit the New York State Library's Summer Reading Program Web site.

New York State Symbols

Check out these books about New York's State Symbols!

Animal: Beaver

Cover of Beaver's Lodge by Ingrid Schubert Beaver's Lodge by Ingrid Schubert

Bird: Bluebird

Cover of Blue Sky Bluebird by Rick Chrustowski Blue Sky Bluebird by Rick Chrustowski

Fish: Brook Trout

Cover of Trout by Cherie Winner Trout by Cherie Winner

Fruit: Apple

Cover of Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington

Flower: Rose

Cover of The Rose In My Garden by Arnold Lobel The Rose In My Garden by Arnold Lobel

Tree: Maple

Cover of Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Louise Ehlert Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Louise Ehlert

Check out these books about New York's State Symbols!
	Animal: Beaver	Beaver's Lodge by Ingrid Schubert
	Bird: Bluebird	Blue Sky Bluebird by Rick Chrustowski
	Fish: Brook Trout	Trout by Cherie Winner
	Fruit: Apple	Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington
	Flower: Rose	The Rose In My Garden by Arnold Lobel
	Tree: Maple	Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Louise Ehlert

A version of this document is also available in color in .PDF format.

More information about New York State Emblems

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Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold	The Erie Canal Pirates by Eric Kimmel	The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein


My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George	Frozen Summer by Mary Jane Auch	Don't You Know There's a War On? by Avi


145th Street: Short Stories by Walter Dean Myers	Backwater by Joan Bauer	Who Will Tell My Brother? by Marlene Carvell