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BOOKS ABOUT MASSACHUSETTS
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The mayflower (Epigaea regens), also known as trailing arbutus and ground laurel, was adopted as the official flower or floral emblem of Massachusetts on May 1, 1918. The mayflower has fragrant five petal flowers and prefers sandy or rocky soil near evergreens. It is on the endangered list.
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Ladybugs - Massachusetts State Insect
Ladybugs, or lady beetles, are small insects that are usually red, orange, or yellow with black spots on their back. Most ladybugs consume other insects that damage crops. [a rainy day project]
• entomology posters
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Black Capped Chicadee
(Massachusetts State Bird)
• more bird posters
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The American Elm (Ulmus americana) was chosen as the official Massachusetts tree in 1941 to commemorate General George Washington taking command of the Continental Army beneath one on Cambridge Common in 1775.
• tree posters
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“Right” Whale
(MA State Marine Mammal)
The “Right” Whale is so named because it was the “right” whale to hunt because it is found nearer shore than many other whales. It was harvested to near extinction.
• more whales & dolphins posters
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Boston Terrier
(Massachusetts State Dog)
• more dog posters
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Cranberries are “epigynous” berries (not a true berry) that grow on evergreen dwarf shrubs in bog areas. Cranberries have been a food source for millenia and are now a part of the traditional U.S. Thanksgiving dinner. Cranberry juice is the official Massachusetts beverage.
• more food posters
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Northeast Native American Cultures -
The northeastern part of the U.S. and Canada includes coastal lands, rivers, the Great Lakes, valleys and mountains. before the arrival of European settlers, this region was mostly one vast forest. In these woodlands teeming with deer, bear, rabbit, and other animals, most of the Indians were hunters and gatherers. They also fished in the lakes and rivers. In wet marshy areas Indians gathered wild rice. And in the summer, some tribes planted crops of corn, squash, and beans. The Fox Warrior shown here is wearing a deer and porcupine hair roach (from painting by Karl Bodmer). Also shown: birch bark dish, an Iroquois longhouse; a buckskin coat....
• Northeastern States posters
• Midwestern States posters
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New England Colonies - 1650
Poster Text: During the first half of the 17th century, thousands of English families creossed the Atlantic Ocean to escape the hardships of living in England. They were fleeing religious persecution and strict rule of King James I and, later, his son Charles I. Both believed in the "divine rights of kings" and ruled with absolute power. And both kings threatened anyone who questioned their authority or the power of the English church. Unhappy with their life in England, many families chose to make the dangerous journey across the Arlantic to the New World, where they hoped to find peace and religious freedom. Although life in the rugged New England wilderness was hard, families created strong communities there. Men hunted, cleared the land, built homes, and formed churches. And women, often with the help of their children, grew vegetables, dried fish, and raised animals for food and clothing, By 1650, New England was the richest region in the colonies. ...
• more Native American Cultures posters
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Presidents Born in Massachusetts
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
George Herbert Walker Bush
John F. Kennedy
• more presidents posters
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Comet Hale-Bopp Over East Chop, Martha's Vineyard
• comet posters
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