Books in 50 States of Fear series

Meet 50 trailblazers who made the United States what it is today in this gorgeously illustrated biography book. With one trailblazer from every state, you'll discover how Rosa Parks from Alabama fought for civil rights, how Barack Obama from Hawaii proved an African-American could be President, how Joe Biden from Delaware protected women from domestic violence, and how Betty Ford from Michigan improved treatment for drug addiction. Each spread features a timeline of the trailblazer's life, key facts about their achievements, and how their trailblazing continues today. By honoring people who strove in the areas of equal rights, feminism, and environmentalism/conservation, this fact-packed book celebrates what makes America great, then and now.Alabama: Rosa Parks; Alaska: Margaret Murie; Arizona: Cesar Chavez; Arkansas: All-American Redheads (women's basketball team); California: Colin Kaepernick; Colorado: Corky Gonzales; Connecticut: Rebecca Lobo; Delaware: Joe Biden;  Florida: Emma Gonzalez; Georgia: Jackie Robinson; Hawaii: Barack Obama; Idaho: Marilyn Schuler; Illinois: Betty Friedan; Indiana: Eugene V. Debs; Iowa: Carrie Chapman Catt; Kansas: William Allen White; Kentucky: Muhammad Ali; Louisiana: Norris Henderson; Maine: Dorothea Dix; Maryland: Thurgood Marshall; Massachusetts: W.E.B. DuBois; Michigan: Betty Ford; Minnesota: Maya Moore; Mississippi: Myrlie Evers-Williams; Missouri: Michael Harrington; Montana: Barbara Ehrenreich; Nebraska: Susette La Flesche; Nevada: Velma Bronn Johnson; New Hampshire: Doris Haddock; New Jersey: Paul Robeson; New Mexico: Notah Begay; New York: Margaret Sanger; North Carolina: Jessica McDonald; North Dakota: Dave Archambault; Ohio: LeBron James; Oklahoma: Woody Guthrie; Oregon: Lola Baldwin; Pennsylvania: Rachel Carson; Rhode Island: Marjorie van Vliet; South Carolina: Sarah and Angelina Grimke; South Dakota: Hubert Humphrey; Tennessee: Hattie Caraway; Texas: Lyndon Johnson; Utah: David Nelson; Vermont: Clarina I.H. Nichols; Virginia: Mildred Loving; Washington: Jenny Durkan; West Virginia: Debbie Null; Wisconsin: Robert LaFollette; Wyoming: Harriet Elizabeth Byrd

In the great American tradition of the spooky campfire tale, New York Times bestselling author E.G. Foley presents 50 States of Fear, a frightful-but-funny paranormal series for kids, set in all 50 States! From Civil War ghosts in Alabama to weird Wyoming cowboy legends, there's always something to scream about in Ahhhh!-merica.THE DORK AND THE DEATHRAY - ALASKA - Land of the Midnight Sun ... and the Black Helicopters?In the remote Alaskan wilderness lies a mysterious, high-tech research facility, home to a massive machine about which countless dark rumors swirl. Conspiracy nuts call it a weather weapon. Some claim it could be a mass mind-control device, while others simply dub it Tesla's Deathray. Whatever its true purpose, such an invention should never be allowed to fall into the wrong hands--especially those of an evil boy genius bent on becoming the world's youngest supervillain! Unfortunately, misfit wünderkind, Kelvin Mackowsky, uses trickery to take over the Northern Lights facility, and the chaos begins.When seventh-grader Gabby Reynolds arrives in Alaska, tagging along with her famous dad to prep for his next wildlife documentary, she finds herself on a collision course with Kelvin, and soon becomes entangled in a life-or-death adventure, where the stakes are nothing less than the entire future of America...

The All About My State-Pack of All 50 States is a fun activity booklet that helps students discover facts about their state in a creative way! Students will love personalizing the cool art as they learn more about where they live and everything around them: State maps, flags, symbols, attractions, statistics, timelines, historical details, and more! Easy activities reinforce research skills and are a great project resource for the classroom. The All About My State-Pack of All 50 States includes poster pages of all 50 states.