Summer Reading at New York Libraries: Read Books About New York State!
Picture Books:
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold |
The Erie Canal Pirates by Eric Kimmel |
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein |
For Kids:
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:
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. (opens in a new window) ![]()
New York State Symbols
Check out these books about New York's State Symbols!
Animal: Beaver |
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Bird: Bluebird |
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Fish: Brook Trout |
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Fruit: Apple |
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Flower: Rose |
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Tree: Maple |
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More information about New York State Emblems
See also the Youth Services home page
Last Updated:
April 21, 2010 -- asm



Beaver's Lodge by Ingrid Schubert 
Blue Sky Bluebird by Rick Chrustowski 
Trout by Cherie Winner 
Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington 
The Rose In My Garden by Arnold Lobel 
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Louise Ehlert