THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY FACT BOOK, Volume II: Johnston-Yancey, Tetterton, Beverly & Glenn ~~~ $25.00

226 pgs. photos. 1999. i Upper elementary, middle school, high school.

The second volume contains Johnston through Yancey counties and also includes a 53 page comprehensive index covering both volumes.

After nearly twenty years of helping fourth graders with North Carolina history assignments, Beverly Tetterton, Local History Librarian at New Hanover County Public Library, compiled THE NORTH CAROLINA FACT BOOK, with the assistance of husband Glenn Tetterton, a veteran of high school history classrooms. Each county is covered in two to three pages, with listings for location, origin, latitude and longitude, total area and land area, physical features, river basins, climate, population, form of government, county seat, early inhabitants, other towns/cities, highways, agricultural products, industrial products, minerals, parks, landmarks and historic sites, cultural institutions, festivals and annual events, higher education, newspapers, notable people, odds and ends, read more about it, and chambers of commerce. Entries are illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. A glossary and bibliography are included. A must for school and public library reference shelves. —NC Libraries

Curriculum Applications: 4th Grade Social Studies - geography, gestivals, ethnic diversity; Science - rocks; Language Arts - reading for information; writing (contact information provided for each county); Technology - data base creation and manipulation; 8th Grade Social Studies - government, economics (compare and contrast counties within different regions); Science - water and river basins; Technology - data base creation and manipulation

Research Project: Integrate social studies, science, language arts, and technology. Compare the availability and use of water in different counties.

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