Author:
Laurie Keller
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Sign up todayThe Scrambled States of America
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Learn moreAt the first annual "states party," Virginia and Idaho hatch a plan to swap spots so each can see another part of the country. Before the party is over, all the states decide to switch places.
In the beginning, every state is happy in its new location. But soon things start to go wrong. Florida, who switches spots with Minnesota, is freezing in the frosty northern climate, and Minnesota hasn't brought sunscreen and is getting an awful sunburn. Will the states ever unscramble themselves and return to their proper places?
Packed with madcap humor, this quirky story--starring all fifty states--is chock-full of introductory facts and silly antics that will make learning geography as much fun as taking a vacation.
This title has Common Core connections.
Laurie Keller is the bestselling author-illustrator of many books for kids, including Do Unto Otters; Potato Pants!; The Scrambled States of America; the Geisel Award-winning We Are Growing!; and Arnie the Doughnut, as well as three books in the Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut chapter book series.
Growing up in Michigan, Laurie always loved to draw, paint and write stories. She earned a B.F.A. at Kendall College of Art and Design, then worked at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City as a greeting card illustrator for seven years. One night, the idea for a childrenโs book popped into her head and after showing the story to several publishers in New York City, she quit her job and moved there. The following year, that story idea was a published bookโThe Scrambled States of America. Laurie loved living in NYC, but she returned to her home state, where she lives in the woods along the shores of Lake Michigan.
LORELEI KING has recorded over 200 audiobooks, including several titles from Janet Evanovichโs bestselling Stephanie Plum series and Darynda Jonesโs Charley Davidson series.ย Her many awards include the 2008 Audie Award for Female Solo Narration for Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas, the Radio Times performer of the Year for The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, and AudioFile Earphones Awards for Eleven on Top and Twelve Sharp, both by Janet Evanovich.ย AudioFile also deemed her one of the "Best Voices of 2008."
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Kingโs screen credits include Notting Hill, House of Mirth, and Cold Feet, among others. She has appeared as regular and recurring characters in popular British television shows such as Chef, Cold Feet, Alistair McGowan's Big Impression, Emmerdale, and the saucy Mile High. King now makes her home in London, where she lives with her husband, actor Vincent Marzello.
Oliver Wyman, a native New Yorker, has appeared on stage as well as in film, and television. He is one of the founders of New York City's Collective Unconscious theater, and his performances include the award-winning โreality playโ Charlie Victor Romeo and A.R. McElhinney's cult classic film A Chronicle of Corpses. He also lent his voice to several episodes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Oliver's work as a narrator extends to over 150 audiobooks and has won many him awards, including Audie awards for his reading of Lance Armstrong's autobiography, It's Not About the Bike, and Thomas L. Friedman's The World is Flat. He also read James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, Tim Dorsey's Atomic Lobster, and David Weber's By Schism Rent Asunder. Oliver has won five Audie Awards from the Audio Publisher's Association, fourteen Earphone Awards from AudioFile Magazine, and two Listen Up Awards from Publisher's Weekly. Oliver was named a 2008 Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture by AudioFile Magazine.
Audiobook details
Narrators:
Lorelei King & Oliver Wyman
ISBN:
9781427207319
Length:
40 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Macmillan Audio
Publication date:
July 21, 2009
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#12,848 Overall
Genre rank:
#2,754 in Children's
Reviews
โCharming.โ โThe New York Timesย
โIt's hard to imagine a more engaging (or comical) way to learn the 50 states and their locations than in this auspicious debut from Keller.โ โPublishers Weekly (Starred Review)
โWill elicit laughs from all those who thought geography was boring.โ โKirkus Reviewsย
โA wacky and absolutely painless look at geography.โ โKirkus Reviews