Columbia and the State of South Carolina:: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know

by Kate Boehm Jerome

DO YOU KNOW...
WHAT the elephants (and other animals!) at the
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden are doing to inspire greater
stewardship of the Earth?
( It's a special kind of "Green Movement!")
HOW city planners fi rst named the streets in Columbia?
( Direction was important!)
Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know?
--an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet! Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational.

48 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 2011

About the author

Kate B. Jerome is a seasoned publishing executive and award-winning author who has written more than 100 children’s books, including Who Was Amelia Earhart, of the New York Times’ bestselling biography series. She recently completed a Fellowship at Stanford University’s Distinguished Careers Institute and is an expert in (and passionate proponent of) intergenerational communication.