R Is For Rhode Island Red: A Rhode Island Alphabet (Discover America State By State)

R is for Rhode Island Red: A Rhode Island Alphabet (Discover America State by State)

Product Description 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. Rhode Island Red is Mark R. Allio's first children's book. He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island. Award winning illustrator Mary Jane Begin has illustrated many children's books. She lives in Barrington, Rhode Island with her husband Mark Allio. About the Author From the first time he went to Block Island as a teen, Mark Allio fell in love with Rhode Island. After years of visiting, he got a chance to move to Rhode Island in 1995. He lives with his wife, Mary Jane, their two children, and a yellow lab in Barrington, within view of Narragansett Bay. His interests include music and the martial arts. This is his first children