B Is for Beaver

An Oregon Alphabet

From the Set Discover America State By State

Join authors Roland and Marie Smith and illustrator Michael Roydon as they take you on a journey across the Oregon Trail and through the picturesque Beaver State. In B is for Beaver, the Smiths' rhyming verse and sidebar expository text illuminate the wonders of Hell's Canyon, the lush lands of the Willamette Valley, and the surging seas of the neighboring Pacific Ocean. An effective educational tool inside the classroom and out, readers of all ages in the state of Oregon and beyond can embark on this journey any time they wish.

Format List Price Your Price Qty
$18.99 $18.99
$29.95 $29.95
Interest Level Grade 1 - Grade 3
Reading Level
Dewey 979.5
Lexile
ATOS Reading Level 5.9
Guided Reading Level
Language English
Publisher Sleeping Bear Press
Available Formats Hardcover (9781585360710), PDF (9781585366217), Hosted ebook (9781627533225)
Copyright 2004, 2014
Number of Pages 40
Dimensions 11 x 9
Graphics Full-color illustrations
  • Oregon Book Award Finalist--Children's Literacy Category, Runner-up, 2004

B is for Beaver - Teaching Guide

Refer to download View →

Author: Roland Smith

Roland Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty books for young people. Among his books are the I, Q series, Peak, Beneath, Above, Zach’s Lie, the Cryptid Hunters series, Storm Runners, The Switch, and Elephant Run. Before becoming a full-time writer, he spent more than twenty years working with wildlife all over the world. He was a zookeeper, zoo curator, assistant zoo director, and research biologist. He was instrumental in reintroducing the red wolf back into the wild, and he was a consultant on the Yellowstone National Park gray wolf translocation. Roland and his wife, Marie, split their time between Bentonville, Arkansas, and their small farm near Portland, Oregon.

Author: Marie Smith

Author Marie Smith was born and raised in Oregon. She lives on a small farm outside of Portland that she shares with a horse, a goat, two dogs, two cats, and another author, Roland Smith. Together Marie and Roland have written five alphabet books. Besides visiting schools and writing, she spends time traveling across country visiting her four grandsons.

Illustrator: Michael Roydon

Michael is an award-winning illustrator and a native Oregonian. A lifelong northwesterner, he has traveled to and through all the places in the Oregon alphabet book. He lives with his wife in Portland.

Full-color illustrations