illinois

Julia, a Korean-American, and her friend Patrick learn about tolerance, friendship, and patience while working together on a project about silkworms.

In 1836, Joshua and his family travel as pioneers into Illinois, where they survive disastrous hardships to establish a prosperous farm of their own.

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of this Midwestern state.

An introduction to the history, geography, important people, and interesting sites of Illinois.

Introduces the state's geography, history, environmental issues, interesting sights, and how the people work and live.

A boy in Illinois remembers the homefront years of World War II, especially his two heroes--his brother in the Air Force and his father--who fought in the previous war.

A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.