Iowa

by Deborah Kent

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of Iowa

Library Binding

About the author

Deborah Kent was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Little Falls. She graduated from Oberlin College and received a master's degree from Smith College School for Social Work. For four years, she was a social worker at University Settlement House on New York's Lower East Side. In 1975, Ms. Kent moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she wrote her first young-adult novel, Belonging. In San Miguel, Ms. Kent helped to found the Centro de Crecimiento, a school for children with disabilities. Ms. Kent is the author of numerous young-adult novels and nonfiction titles for children. She lives in Chicago with her husband, children's author R. Conrad Stein, and their daughter, Janna.

Reviews

[Julie Morales · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoy this series. All of these books follow the same basic layout, discussing the geography, history, people, places and recreation in the state. This book talks about the Mormons passing through on their way to Utah and the stance Iowa took during the Civil War. Both the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers played a huge part in shaping Iowa. I enjoy learning about the pioneers, and they played a big role in Iowa's history. Iowa boasts the first woman to be admitted to practice law in the US, and they allowed black men to vote as early as 1868.
I never knew much about Iowa, and these books are easy, quick reads, so I enjoyed it.