IDAHO BOOK LIST

State History - In 1948, the town of McCall, Idaho was growing rapidly. World War II was over, and the little town tucked away in the mountains began to boom. There was only one problem.

Set in the State - When Charlotte May Pierstorff wanted to cross seventy-five miles of Idaho mountains to see her grandma in 1914, it was a very big deal indeed.

Set in the State - During the Great Depression, a family seeking work finds employment for two weeks digging potatoes in Idaho.

State Figure - Chapter Book for Ages 8+ - Describes how Sacagawea found adventure guiding Lewis and Clark to the Oregon coast.

Set in the State - When Axel and his family take a rafting trip down the swift Salmon River, they sense little risk when smoke appears in the quiet, dry wilderness.

State Figure - Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to “make pictures fly through the air.”

Set in the State - These two best friends love playing games, and in this story the game is hide-and-seek.

Set in the State - It all started when John “Minnie” Moore built a mine in Idaho and sold it to Englishman Henry Miller.

State History - Mentions evolution - Kids of all ages will love the A to Z rhymes boasting about all the riches found within Idaho's borders - from the Appaloosa steed to the zinc mines to Mount Borah, to, you knew we couldn't forget it, the potato.

State Figure - Chapter Book for Ages 6+ - More than 200 years ago, explorers went on a cross-country expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Only with the help of a young girl from the Shoshone tribe was the trip was a success.